Why is it that some people won’t consider new information? What keeps them wedded to their views, defending them fiercely, almost in a fight, rather than discussing an issue rationally and clearly? This post explores the question.
Here’s what I learned when I worked to remove can’t, maybe and need from my vocabulary.
Eliminating terms that reinforce distress, hesitation, and inability has given me greater surety in the world, higher confidence in my language and decisions, and a sense that I really own what I say.
[Book Review] Puzzling People: The Labyrinth of the Psychopath, by Thomas Sheridan (Velluminous)
Puzzling People: The Labyrinth Of The Psychopath by Thomas Sheridan My rating: 4 of 5 stars I forget how I came across this book. All I remember is scanning one of the many online bookstores that I frequent, seeing it…