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10 months agoArgument are not won or lost. You either learn, or teach during an argument/discussion. Else you are is a “word fight”, were both parties think they won, but they both lost.
Argument are not won or lost. You either learn, or teach during an argument/discussion. Else you are is a “word fight”, were both parties think they won, but they both lost.
I learned to combat this with 3 simple questions:
Be interrested in their answers and add some simple follow-up questions that show you are listening. Add some content of your own as a follow-up.
Posing that first question can be a bit weird, but the rest is as simple as it sounds.