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A comment on Ask HN: What people skills do you wish you learned earlier in your career?. Parent comment
I try to repeat to myself "find something to agree with" whenever I encounter a difficult situation. Sometimes I succeed.
Other questions I found useful are:
"In what circumstances does that make sense?" "What part of that might be useful?"
This is also a step in the "Five Secrets of Effective Communication" as described in the Feeling Good podcast.
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I try to repeat to myself "find something to agree with" whenever I encounter a difficult situation. Sometimes I succeed.
Other questions I found useful are:
"In what circumstances does that make sense?" "What part of that might be useful?"
This is also a step in the "Five Secrets of Effective Communication" as described in the Feeling Good podcast.