I Never Thought of It That Way - Mónica Guzmán

Category: Adults, Self-help
Language: English
Keywords: conversation Dialog Discussion Understanding

Written by Mónica Guzmán
Read by Mónica Guzmán
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times

Publisher: BenBella Books
Release date: March 8, 2022
Duration: 08:53:02

We think we have the answers, but we need to be asking a lot more questions.

Journalist Mónica Guzmán is the loving liberal daughter of Mexican immigrants who voted—twice—for Donald Trump. When the country could no longer see straight across the political divide, Mónica set out to find what was blinding us and discovered the most eye-opening tool we’re not using: our own built-in curiosity.

Partisanship is up, trust is down, and our social media feeds make us sure we’re right and everyone else is ignorant (or worse). But avoiding one another is hurting our relationships and our society.

In this timely, personal guide, Mónica, the chief storyteller for the national cross-partisan depolarization organization Braver Angels, takes you to the real front lines of a crisis that threatens to grind America to a halt—broken conversations among confounded people. She shows you how to overcome the fear and certainty that surround us to finally do what only seems impossible: understand and even learn from people in your life whose whole worldview is different from or even opposed to yours.

In these pages, you’ll learn:
· How to ask what you really want to know (even if you’re afraid to)
· How to grow smarter from even the most tense interactions, online or off
· How to cross boundaries and find common ground—with anyone

Whether you’re left, right, center, or not a fan of labels: If you’re ready to fight back against the confusion, heartbreak, and madness of our dangerously divided times—in your own life, at least—Mónica’s got the tools and fresh, surprising insights to prove that seeing where people are coming from isn’t just possible. It’s easier than you think.