Most of us know the feeling: a conversation that starts normally and somehow ends with us lying awake at 2am wondering how it went so wrong, again.
Julia Minson has spent years studying the psychology of disagreement and what it actually takes to navigate those moments without losing the relationship in the process.
Key takeaways:
- The HEAR Framework: Minson introduces a four-part behavioral science tool for expressing your view firmly and clearly without triggering defensiveness or shutting the other person down.
- Why Facts Backfire: Leading with data and logic when someone already disagrees with you tends to increase resistance rather than build trust. Minson shares what to use instead that dramatically shifts the dynamic.
- Practice on Low Stakes First: Building real disagreement skills requires starting with easier conversations so that when the high-stakes moments arrive, you are not relying on willpower alone to hold things together.
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