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Note to a Young Activist

Posted on December 16, 2021 by creativeconflictwisdom

Note to a young activist, none of whom will likely read this or listen to it if they do 1) Center Left parties often win elections: Blair, Clinton, Obama.2) Farther Left parties rarely win elections and when they do, they … Continue reading →

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Hostility: G A Kelly

Posted on December 10, 2021 by creativeconflictwisdom

When you experience hostility on line or in person, you may want to remember George Kelly (1905-1967) creator of Personal Construct Theory’s definition. Kelly defines Hostility as “the continued effort to extort validational evidence in favor of a type of … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Commandments of Logic and Good Conflict Tips Too

Posted on September 26, 2016 by creativeconflictwisdom

Useful Top Ten Conflict Tips also: (if anyone knows the original source please let me know) Some more explanation but not necessarily the Source Code at: The 10 Commandments of Rational Debate [logical fallacies explained]  

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Tao Te Ching: Lao Tse (circa 600-531 BCE): Top Ten Conflict Tips

Posted on July 4, 2016 by creativeconflictwisdom

In these scoundrel times with “war lords” wreaking havoc, I thought it time for one of Top Ten Conflict Tips, this time from the founder of Taoism the sage Lao Tse who starts his famous book the Tao Te Ching … Continue reading →

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Isaiah Berlin’s (1909-1997) Top Ten Conflict Tips

Posted on April 19, 2016 by creativeconflictwisdom

I thought it time to add one of our Top Ten Conflict Tips from the British Philosopher Isaiah Berlin Both liberty and equality are among the primary goals pursued by human beings throughout many centuries; but total liberty for wolves … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Conflict Tips: Sun Tzu (544BCE-496BCE Traditional Dates)

Posted on July 20, 2015 by creativeconflictwisdom

Long overdue for one of our Top Ten Conflict Tips from Great Thinkers, here’s Sun Tzu’s: Why is it that President Bush 2 and Donald Rumsfeld do not come to mind when reading this? If you know the enemy and … Continue reading →

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Seneca (5BCE to 65 CE) Top Ten Conflict Tips

Posted on June 10, 2015 by creativeconflictwisdom

The famous Stoic philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca had some good tips about conflict and so here is another of our Top Ten Conflict Tips:  Life’s like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters. … Continue reading →

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Being a Better Boss: Top Ten Conflict Tips

Posted on November 28, 2014 by creativeconflictwisdom

Well I guess the conflict we have with our bosses in our work is the top conflict most people have. I have spent a lot of my career helping people with bad bosses and have previously posted suggestions on how … Continue reading →

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Barry Goldwater (1909-1998) Top Ten Conflict Tips

Posted on August 28, 2014 by creativeconflictwisdom

I have always appreciated (while not necessarily agreeing with) the thoughts of the principled conservative former US Presidential Candidate Senator Barry Goldwater  and thought he would make a good source for one of our Top Ten Conflict Tips: (President) Nixon … Continue reading →

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Herman Hesse (1877-1962): Top Ten Conflict Tips

Posted on May 28, 2014 by creativeconflictwisdom

I have always had a soft spot for Herman Hesse and thought his insight might provide another of our Top Ten Conflict Tips:  Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go. It is … Continue reading →

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