When the riots first started, that evening when we saw it on tv, my first thought, which I stated out loud and one of my kids was in the room, was that they were burning their own neighborhood down. What good would that do to anyone that lived there?
Psychological trick i learned when I was young, when your boss comes to reprimand you for something stand next to them, shoulders aligned, instead of across from them.
Subconsciously now you are working on the problem together instead of having a confrontation. Applying that same logic of turning confrontations into collaborations, just toss out a statement of sympathy first.
“I understand their frustration, they have been dealing with corrupt government for decades. But that doesnt make it okay to hurt innocent people, even if its a rich guy who owns a target”
Like another one I heard, if you have to criticize someone, always pay a compliment first. It keeps them from getting defensive and not hearing the message.
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When the riots first started, that evening when we saw it on tv, my first thought, which I stated out loud and one of my kids was in the room, was that they were burning their own neighborhood down. What good would that do to anyone that lived there?
Psychological trick i learned when I was young, when your boss comes to reprimand you for something stand next to them, shoulders aligned, instead of across from them.
Subconsciously now you are working on the problem together instead of having a confrontation. Applying that same logic of turning confrontations into collaborations, just toss out a statement of sympathy first.
“I understand their frustration, they have been dealing with corrupt government for decades. But that doesnt make it okay to hurt innocent people, even if its a rich guy who owns a target”
Like another one I heard, if you have to criticize someone, always pay a compliment first. It keeps them from getting defensive and not hearing the message.