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If you’re debating a decision point and you find yourself in a stalemate, one really powerful question to use is “What would cause you to change your mind?”.
This forces the other party to put aside their attempts at convincing you of the merits of their position, and instead puts them in a position where they need to challenge their own perspective.
The act of challenging one's own position may lead to a realization that they were wrong.
Discovering this for one's self is far far more powerful than having someone else try to convince you of a different perspective.
Jeff Bruton Thoughts
Jeff Bruton
Being a locally minded vegetarian has been my compromise. I'm sure that to many this is intellectually incoherent, to which I'd offer that it's not a purely intellectual choice.
No Meat Required
Alicia Kennedy
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
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