Aha of today
#ahaoftoday Occasionally, people may behave in a genuinely negative manner, but the meaning we attach to the situation exponentially increases our pain and suffering.
#ahaoftoday Occasionally, people may behave in a genuinely negative manner, but the meaning we attach to the situation exponentially increases our pain and suffering.
#ahaoftoday “Innovation is almost always a collaborative process[…], it requires high intellectual friction and low social friction” – T. Clark
#ahaoftoday The reason why I get triggered is because I think (even just a bit) that their judgment/evaluation of me is true.
#ahaoftoday “The near enemy of connection is control” – Brene Brown
#ahaoftoday 2 types of empathy: Affective(sensations and feelings we get in response to others’ emotions, e.g. mirroring another’s feelings, or feeling stressed at another’s fear or anxiety) and Cognitive (identifying and understanding other’s emotions).
#ahaoftoday “Irony/sarcasm = form of communication in which the literal meaning of the word is different from the intended message” – Brene Brown. So, in less rich communication channels (e.g. writing), the chance of misinterpreting irony increases.
#ahaoftoday I over-rely on workplace role-based heuristics (e.g., assuming someone’s skills their role implies). When reality differs, I feel surprise or frustration. That’s okay. Progress happens by working with reality. What heuristics are you overly reliant on?
#ahaoftoday A difficult person is someone who presents issues or acts in ways that are beyond our current skill level to meet openheartedly. – Inbal Kashtan
#ahaoftoday 2 ways of asking the same thing: “Do you understand?” vs “Have I explained this clearly?”. One of them triggers most probably a yes. The second one might bring interesting answers.
#ahaoftoday “the majority of interpersonal conflicts in organizations are system issues” – empathy factor