Gurteen Knowledge Blog October 20, 2024, 12:18Özlem Cekic, a former Danish politician, faced hate for her background as a Muslim immigrant. Instead of responding angrily, she invited her critics for conversations over coffee, turning hostility into understanding. Her story demonstrates the transformative power of dialogue and how open conversation can bridge divides, making her a powerful … Continue reading From Hate to Understanding How Özlem Cekic used dialogue to transform hostility into empathy
We are not enemies | Arnold Schwarzenegger Books: Arnold SchwarzeneggerWe Are Not Enemies Arnold Schwarzenegger (2016)Videos: Arnold SchwarzeneggerWe Are Not Enemies Arnold Schwarzenegger (2016)Tags: Abraham Lincoln (3) | Arnold Schwarzenegger (1) | better angels (2) | friends not enemies (16)Google Web Search Photo Credits: Midjourney ()This page is part of a blook on Conversational Leadership. Parts of … Continue reading We Are Not Enemies Arnold Schwarzenegger (2016)
It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out nor more doubtful of success nor more dangerous to handle than to initiate a new order of things; for the reformer has enemies in all those who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit … Continue reading Initiating a New Order of Things Nicolo Machiavelli
Abstract Recent findings indicate interventions can boost executive functions — mental processes that have long been thought to be static and not open to change. The authors examined whether and how short-term social interactions could create such cognitive benefits. Study 1 found that basic get-to-know-you interactions (with or without an explicit cooperative goal) boosted executive … Continue reading Friends (and Sometimes Enemies) with Cognitive Benefits: What Types of Social Interactions Boost Executive Functioning? Oscar Ybarra, Piotr Winkielman, Irene Yeh, Eugene Burnstein, Liam Kavanagh (2011)
Gurteen Knowledge Blog November 10, 2021, 16:47Research shows that engaging in short friendly conversations boosts people’s performance on a variety of cognitive tasks. A study in 2011, Friends (and Sometimes Enemies) With Cognitive Benefits: What Types of Social Interactions Boost Executive Functioning? by researchers at the University of Michigan, tested 192 undergraduates to determine which types of … Continue reading Engaging in Short Friendly Conversations Improves People’s Thinking Friends with Cognitive Benefits
Arthur Brooks is a Harvard professor, Ph.D. social scientist, bestselling author, and columnist at The Atlantic who specializes in using science and philosophy to provide people with actionable strategies to live their best lives. WebsiteArthur C. BrooksWikipediaArthur BrooksTwitter@arthurbrooksYouTubeArthur BrooksGoogleArthur Brooks Twitter Tweets by Arthur Brooks Books: Arthur BrooksArthur C. Brooks American social scientistLove Your Enemies … Continue reading Arthur C. Brooks American social scientist
Why we hate our political enemies — and how to stop | Arthur Brooks People: Arthur BrooksArthur C. Brooks American social scientistBooks: Arthur BrooksArthur C. Brooks American social scientistLove Your Enemies — Disagree Better, Not Less Arthur BrooksLove Your Enemies — Say No to Contempt Arthur BrooksLove Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America … Continue reading Why We Hate Our Political Enemies — and How to Stop Arthur Brooks
Divisive politicians. Hateful pundits. Angry campus activists. Twitter trolls. Today in America there is an “outrage industrial complex” that prospers by setting American against American, creating a “culture of contempt”–the habit of seeing people who disagree with us not as merely incorrect, but as worthless and defective. Maybe, like more than nine out of ten … Continue reading Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America From Our Culture of Contempt: Arthur C. Brooks (2019)
People: Arthur BrooksArthur C. Brooks American social scientistBooks: Arthur BrooksArthur C. Brooks American social scientistLove Your Enemies — Disagree Better, Not Less Arthur BrooksLove Your Enemies — Say No to Contempt Arthur BrooksLove Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America From Our Culture of Contempt: Arthur C. Brooks (2019)Why We Hate Our Political Enemies … Continue reading Love Your Enemies — Disagree Better, Not Less Arthur Brooks
People: Arthur BrooksArthur C. Brooks American social scientistBooks: Arthur BrooksArthur C. Brooks American social scientistLove Your Enemies — Disagree Better, Not Less Arthur BrooksLove Your Enemies — Say No to Contempt Arthur BrooksLove Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America From Our Culture of Contempt: Arthur C. Brooks (2019)Why We Hate Our Political Enemies … Continue reading Love Your Enemies — Say No to Contempt Arthur Brooks
Gurteen Knowledge Blog March 30, 2022, 16:46The film drama The Journey is a fictional account of the true story of how Northern Ireland’s political enemies, Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness, formed an unlikely political alliance. You can watch a clip from the start of the film and a clip from the end of the film, and if you have access to Amazon … Continue reading The Journey The remarkable friendship between Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness
We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battle-field, and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearthstone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, … Continue reading We Are Not Enemies, but Friends Abraham Lincoln
The Extended Mind Rethinking Our Beliefs Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter Polarization of opinions is becoming more prevalent in today’s society and is creating both unrest at the societal level as well as conflict within small groups with different views. We are polarized across political, religious, moral, and racial divides. We fail to … Continue reading Opinion Polarization We are polarized across political, religious, moral, and racial divides
Opinion Polarization Trust & Belief Formation Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter Our beliefs are deeply rooted and are based on little evidence, yet we argue and fight over them. It is essential that we better understand the nature of our beliefs and how they are formed and learn to question and revise them. … Continue reading Rethinking Our Beliefs It is not easy to change our beliefs
The Perils of Binary Bias ** Introduction: Practicing Conversational Leadership Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter We often see those with different beliefs as adversaries, which limits our ability to recognize the potential for friendship and understanding. Conversational Leadership encourages open dialogue across diverse perspectives, helping us build empathy and shared insights to navigate … Continue reading We Are Not Enemies but Friends—mostly Finding understanding by conversing with those who think differently
Reduce Emailing and Texting ** Tell the Truth Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter Show respect: We often show disrespect for people with whom we disagree. This is damaging to the relationship and society. However, we do not need to respect someone or their ideas to show them respect. The Problem When people disagree … Continue reading Show Respect Failing to respect one another negatively impacts the future for all of us
