Can you practice using the following statements in your exchanges with people over the next few weeks, avoiding insults?
1. I understand you but I don’t agree
2. I am not sure. I haven’t thought it through yet
3. You were right and I was wrong
4. I made a mistake
5. I am sorry
1. I understand you but I don’t agree
2. I am not sure. I haven’t thought it through yet
3. You were right and I was wrong
4. I made a mistake
5. I am sorry
Can you practice using the following statements in your exchanges with people over the next few weeks, avoiding insults?
6. I thought so at the time but have now changed my mind
7. I honestly don’t know
8. Perhaps we should park the debate for now and revisit it at a future date.
6. I thought so at the time but have now changed my mind
7. I honestly don’t know
8. Perhaps we should park the debate for now and revisit it at a future date.
Can you practice using the following statements in your exchanges with people over the next few weeks, avoiding insults?
9. Thanks for conforming that I was right. I don’t know it all. I get many things wrong.
10. Good point but here is another point of view...
9. Thanks for conforming that I was right. I don’t know it all. I get many things wrong.
10. Good point but here is another point of view...
If you can interact with people using this language, you are unlikely ever to be blocked by any reasonable person, or to get into toxic arguments with people. You don’t need to start with an insult when you disagree, no matter how vehemently. 😊
