Category Archives: Top Ten Conflict Tips from Great Thinkers

Top Ten Things that Intelligence Tests Miss: Keith Stanovich’s Insights that Also Help in Conflict

Posted on May 25, 2013 by

There is a great quote from Keith Stanovich in David Brooks book ‘The Social Animal’ that I am reading which lists certain mental dispositions that contribute to real world performance from Keith’s book ‘What Intelligence Tests Miss’. I have converted … Continue reading →

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68th Anniversary of the Murder of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by the Nazis

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hung by the Nazis 68 years ago today. To commemorate this anniversary, I am re-posting our blog about him:  We thought it was time for another of our Top Ten Conflict Tips, though as always they are … Continue reading →

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Marital Conflict: Relationships are a Journey not a Destination

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

A few weeks ago, I had a really interesting conversation with a security guard at one of my favorite bookstores, Waterstone’s in Gower Street, London (used to be Dillon’s University Bookstore) about conflict in relationships. I thought it might be … Continue reading →

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Negotiating with Sociopaths and Corporations Too: Top Ten Conflict Tips

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

Our correspondent @Louploup responding to our piece yesterday ‘Negotiating with Narcissists’, asked for our take on negotiating with sociopaths, some of whom, while clearly not people in other respects, are corporations. So here goes. Anti-social Personality Disorder aka Sociopathy A … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Democratic Flaws and Potential for Hubris

Posted on November 10, 2012 by

Well this blog fought the good fight for President Obama, and the Democrats, because it thought that a Romney and Republican victory would be a catastrophe for America, and the world. And for the record in all the major countries … Continue reading →

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The Republican Party’s Denial of Reality aka Top Ten Tips on GOP Dysrationality

Posted on November 9, 2012 by

As humans, we have evolved the most incredible ability to imagine things being different from how they are. It was has enabled us to plan and implement huge civilization sized projects, create agriculture, industry and science, huge cities and infrastructure. … Continue reading →

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Arguing to Win Versus Arguing to Learn: Top Ten Conflict Tips

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

I often join in debates in the comment columns of newspapers. In general I do this so that I can learn from people who have different opinions from me. They may not realize it, but the reason I contest what … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Boxing Tips for President Obama in his Next Debate

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

As I have so far been unsuccessful in getting President Obama to take boxing lessons from Andre Ward, the world’s best boxer pound for pound, I thought I would give the President my amateur thoughts: Use both feet: front for … Continue reading →

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Free Market Fundamentalism: Top Ten Failings

Posted on August 5, 2012 by

Like any fundamentalism, Free Market Fundamentalism is necessarily involved in a profound denial of many aspects of reality. What is worse for us all, is that since around 1980 we have been all involved in a massive experiment to see … Continue reading →

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Top Twelve Ways to Intervene in Complex Systems by Donella Meadows (1941-2001)

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

I often forget how much we live in a world dominated by complex systems: ecological, political, economic, religious, whatever. And how much our belief systems ignore this fundamental reality. I have just finished the late Donna Meadows marvelous book ‘Thinking … Continue reading →

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