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Recognize that misunderstandings are often the result of differing perspectives from "summary" of Surrounded by Idiots by Thomas Erikson
When two people have a disagreement, it's easy to assume that the other person is wrong and we are right. We tend to believe that our perspective is the only valid one, and that the other person simply doesn't understand. However, in reality, misunderstandings often occur because each person has a different way of perceiving the world. For example, imagine a situation where two colleagues are working on a project together. One person is very detail-oriented, focusing on the specifics and the nitty-gritty of the task. The other person, on the other hand, is more big-picture oriented, looking at the overall goal and the broader implications of the project. When they communicate with each other, they may clash because of their differing perspectives. The detail-oriented colleague may feel that the big-picture colleague is being careless and not paying enough attention to the specifics. On the other hand, the big-picture ...
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