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Befriend resistance
What if you tried appeasing inner resistance rather than avoiding, ignoring, or antagonizing it for a change?
Stop saying "Get out of your comfort zone"
I don't like rubbish. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it doesn't get us anywhere. – Anakin Skywalker
Familiarity breeds headway
You can't get good as long as you don't feel relatively safe practicing.
The crux of graduating from child to adult mentality
On the elusive mental transition between childhood and adulthood, and incidentally, the savages who lay poopy booby traps on front porches.
Apologize but don't ask for forgiveness
The focus of authentic communication should be compassionate and honest expression, not angling for what you want to get out of your interlocutor.
Facilitate respectful disagreements with epistemic barter
How to smoothly navigate divergent opinions and turn arguments into instructive and enjoyable conversations.
The unsung perks of diplomatic open-mindedness
What you stand to gain from giving differing views a fair shot and approaching disagreements with a spirit of curiosity and collaboration.
Gist triangulation
Improve your conversations and disagreements with this best practice based on proactive listening and collaborative elaboration.
Ideological imperialism
If only people could let go of their devilish urge to evangelize and assimilate, by fair means or foul. Harmonious diversity beats compulsory homogeneity.
What it can spark isn't always bound by what it is
We're a nuanced bunch around these parts, and we'd be loath to hastily and unfairly ostracize perfectly salvageable conceptual frameworks, wouldn't we now?
Too skeptical to disbelieve
On the potentially counterintuitive relationship between belief and skepticism.
Everything serves a purpose in hindsight
A short reflection on providence, abstruse universe magic, post-hoc rationalizations, Catch-22s and coping with life's bullshit.
Resolving conflict through constructive empathic inquiry
Conflict resolution is still an underrated and underdeveloped skill for most. Let's understand why that is and how to fix it with Nonviolent Communication.
How to set up a quick, free, and easy exercise routine
Getting and staying fit from home as a couch potato: no gym, no equipment, no fees, no commuting, and minimal pain & duration.
Why productive conflict resolution is so rare
Why are so many disputes unproductive? What makes conflict resolution so complex? Let's explore how much it impacts our lives and what we can do about it.
