The Awkward Silence

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M.A.R.

4:30 AM

Morning

FIRST AGAIN

It's just too easy

@ExtrovertedMainMan because his livelihood doesn't depend on treating friends as custo . . . what is the heck is this question even

Journeyman Geek

"The early bird gets the worm. The worm should have stayed in bed"

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Extroverted Main Man

7:15 AM

Q: What could I be needing when I am judging someone as fake and self-important/attention-seeker?

I am practicing the exercise from the book Non-Violent Communication, which wants you to identify how you judge people and identify what needs are not being met when you make that judgment. The premise is that judgement is a tragic way of expressing our needs. I am failing to identify a need behi...

non-violent-communication

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Tinkeringbell

11:08 AM

@ExtrovertedMainMan @ArthurHv @Sarov since you two seem to know a bit more about NVC than I do... does either of you see a chance to make this an on-topic one, or will it always remain an intrapersonal exercise/aspect of NVC?

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Extroverted Main Man

11:53 PM

Q: Helping daughter deal with overwhelming 'friend'

My step-daughter is very tolerant of other people, and kind-hearted. She is also quite mature for her age (11) and is not emotionally volatile like some of the other children in her class. I don't for any minute think my step-daughter is 'perfect', but her emotional maturity is definitely one of ...