People and Living Together
Listening, disagreeing, apologising, friendship, and the small practical skills of a shared life.
For: anyone who has a family, a flatmate, a team, or a partner.
10readings
40 minof reading
2stages
7 quick reads · 3 reads
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Stage 1
Start
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01Quick readQuiz3 min
How to Actually Listen
Listening is the skill under every other social skill.
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02Quick readQuiz3 min
How to Apologize (and Mean It)
An apology that works has parts; most people skip one.
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03Quick readQuiz3 min
How to Disagree Well
Disagreement without damage.
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04Quick readQuiz4 min
Boundaries Without Drama
Boundaries without drama.
Stage 2
Understand
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05ReadInteractiveQuiz5 min
Hard Conversations Without the Dread
Hard conversations, step by step.
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06Quick readQuiz4 min
How to Take Feedback (and Give It So It Lands)
Feedback that lands, given and received.
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07Quick readInteractiveQuiz4 min
How to Make Friends as an Adult
Making friends as an adult (it's a skill, not luck).
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08Quick readQuiz4 min
Reading a Room — Status, Tone, and Cues
Reading a room: status, tone and cues.
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09ReadQuiz5 min
Negotiation for Normal People
Negotiation for normal people.
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10ReadQuiz5 min
Emotional Intelligence & Presence: The Un-Automatable Human Bond
Emotional intelligence: the bond machines can't automate.
When you finish
Nonviolent Communication (Rosenberg); Crucial Conversations.
The Human Story
How we got from small bands of foragers to eight billion people with phones, and why it explains today.