"Here are a few questions that you can bring to almost any disagreement: -- * What formative events in your life brought you to this belief? * What’s really at stake here? * What’s complicated about your position here that people don’t usually notice at first? * If what you believe was proven conclusively true to its staunchest opponents, what would happen? * What would have to be true for you to change your mind about this? * What other possibilities might we be missing that would change how we each thought about this? * Imagine a world where this is no longer a problem. How did we get there?" (~[Location 1901](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B081J97HLQ&location=1901)~) -- *** #### See Also - [[202308181107 — AtN — Staying calm within disagreements can be a superpower]] - [[202308170954 — AtN — Productive disagreement can be a superpower]] - [[202308181228 — AtN — Listening well can be a superpower]] - [[202308180914 — AtN — Asking questions can be a superpower]] *** **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[asking-questions]], [[listening]], [[self-reflection]], [[mindfulness]], [[collaboration]], [[conflict]], [[making-decisions]] **Source** — [[202308170952 — B — Why Are We Yelling]]