Just say "OK Boomer" if you like and I like to approach folks with a "First seek to understand. Then seek to be understood." The old Stephen Covey saying. By delving into the first seek to understand I often can assess if the person is even open to an alternative conversation. It also allows me to get a handle on what approach to access them with an alternative view (even a small incremental step) could have a chance at hitting home thus making a difference. Sometimes, I assess them to be not open to input at least at that time thus I just say something like: "You may be right. I will give what you said some more thought. Thanks for telling me. then move on. I don't like to argue myself. I do like to have an inquiry into what might be accurate or inaccurate and how things in life often are very gray with nobody being 100% right or 100% wrong. So I am looking for a partner in the inquiry to challenge our thinking together not argue. That said, I do appreciate Glenn in many ways and yes Glenn is a fine human being who has made a great contribution to the discourse. A man who has and does make a positive difference for me and many others.
Just say "OK Boomer" if you like and I like to approach folks with a "First seek to understand. Then seek to be understood." The old Stephen Covey saying. By delving into the first seek to understand I often can assess if the person is even open to an alternative conversation. It also allows me to get a handle on what approach to access them with an alternative view (even a small incremental step) could have a chance at hitting home thus making a difference. Sometimes, I assess them to be not open to input at least at that time thus I just say something like: "You may be right. I will give what you said some more thought. Thanks for telling me. then move on. I don't like to argue myself. I do like to have an inquiry into what might be accurate or inaccurate and how things in life often are very gray with nobody being 100% right or 100% wrong. So I am looking for a partner in the inquiry to challenge our thinking together not argue. That said, I do appreciate Glenn in many ways and yes Glenn is a fine human being who has made a great contribution to the discourse. A man who has and does make a positive difference for me and many others.