"Whenever you hear yourself or someone else say, “This conversation is over!” “We’re done here!” or just a flat “No means no!” **and the speaker is in a position to enforce that declaration, they’re using the voice of power**. Whenever we resort to blocking, censoring, or exiling people or their dangerous ideas, we’re exercising the voice of power. **There’s undeniable satisfaction in these moves, of course, as well as immediate benefits from shutting down an unproductive conflict with a ruling in your favor, but there are also downsides**." (~[Location 777](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B081J97HLQ&location=777)~) —[[202308181107 — AtN — Staying calm within disagreements can be a superpower]] and [[202308170954 — AtN — Productive disagreement can be a superpower]] *** **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[conflict]], [[collaboration]], [[relationships]], [[negotiations]], [[influence]], [[mindfulness]], [[anxiety]] **Source** — [[202308170952 — B — Why Are We Yelling]]