In addition to learning and humility, even if you just want to persuade someone of something, it’s best to start off by understanding their current position.
HowieL—cannot agree more with this—we need to figure out how to make humility more of a core tenet even at the cost of “personal efficiency” in communication.
I recall an instance where I saw a new visitor to an EA meetup being questioned on their choices before being asked to express their thought process for their own choices. I think in being hyper rational, we have to acknowledge and appreciate other modes of thinking and decision making as well as how they might come about
I’ll try and pen a few more of these thoughts in the coming week in the forum
Strongly agree!
In addition to learning and humility, even if you just want to persuade someone of something, it’s best to start off by understanding their current position.
HowieL—cannot agree more with this—we need to figure out how to make humility more of a core tenet even at the cost of “personal efficiency” in communication.
I recall an instance where I saw a new visitor to an EA meetup being questioned on their choices before being asked to express their thought process for their own choices. I think in being hyper rational, we have to acknowledge and appreciate other modes of thinking and decision making as well as how they might come about
I’ll try and pen a few more of these thoughts in the coming week in the forum