Why Is This Challenging?
Conflict, disagreements, and other arguments can be incredibly productive. However, they can raise hostility or anger. The longer a conflict goes on without any weakening of resolve on either party’s part, the more likely anger and hostility will grow. With the Irrational, this means that anger and hostility are almost certain.
Prolonged hostility will cause us to view our opponent as an enemy. Enemies are to be overcome; that is our instinct. We overcome enemies by engaging them. Engaging the Irrational is the opposite of what we want to be doing.
The key here is to try to think of the Irrational as an obstacle and not an enemy. Enemies are defeated; obstacles are overcome. Overcoming an obstacle can be as easy as walking ...
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