Thread by @BonicMichael

2-dimensional beings live on a 2-dimensional plane. One asks: “Which way is up?” Each thinks, then points in some direction on the 2-D plane. No one comprehends 3-D. Similarly when governments or international bodies are bounded by two dimensional thinking
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2/they live in a polarized world where everything is categorical and "meeting of the minds" is virtually impossible. The Korean War hasn't ended b/c the West/US/UNSC/Europe are so deeply polarized in their ideological two-dimensional thinking that cannot perceive DPRK's reality.

3/“A two-dimensional thinker sees the world as a polarized place. Who you are and what you believe becomes categorical. It is either one way or the other. These individuals can see facts, but truth eludes them because the facts are generally considered without context.

4/"The problem with two dimensional thinkers is that they skew, or misinterpret, facts in order force them into a two dimensional framework. As a result, they frequently have “the facts”, but do not know, or are misrepresenting, the truth…

All of this makes two dimensional

5/"thinkers less effective in problem resolution, listening and leadership. These areas of human thought require the ability to see things from differing perspectives. The “why” of a situation is just as important as the “What”, and the “why” is generally contextual in nature,

6/"not categorical…

Seeing the world from different perspectives involves tying facts to context that may be separate from your own reality.  One of the best ways to accomplish this is by listening. Stephen Covey stated it nicely by saying we must “seek first to understand,

7/"then to be understood.” Understanding is a continuous process, not a categorical one.”