Conflict Is Normal. Here’s How To Keep It Healthy And Avoid Disaster. | Amanda Ripley
Amanda Ripley is a New York Times bestselling author, a Washington Post contributing columnist, and the co-founder of Good Conflict, a media and training company that helps people reimagine conflict. She has written three award-winning, nonfiction books about three very different subjects: High Conflict, The Smartest Kids in the World, and The Unthinkable.
In this episode we talk about:
The key differences between healthy conflict and high conflictFive key steps for getting out of or avoiding high conflictWhy it's a golden age for so-called conflict entrepreneurs; and how to spot them in your orbit‘Looping’ – a key technique that changed Amanda’s life (and Dan’s)How to set good boundaries while not giving up on peopleOne of the most reliable antidotes to all forms of bias, something called contact theoryThoughts on how to interact with the news and social media during a presidential electionThe very good reasons to avoid humiliating your opponent. She calls humiliation the nuclear bomb of emotionsAnd much moreRelated Episodes:
Fight Right: The Science of Healthy Conflict | Drs. John and Julie Gottman
How to Repair the Damage After a Fight | Dr. Becky Kennedy
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