In Life: I'm Here for an Argument
People argue to either prove that they are right or to hurt the other person.
Disarming your opponent in such a fight is easy—tell them they’re right, you’re hurt, and you’re sorry. At that point there isn’t much left to argue about. Do it early enough and the argument stops before it begins. After that, all that there is left to do is have a rational discussion about solutions to the problem.
I know it isn’t easy to say that the other person is right, that you are wrong, or that something hurt. But if you believe that the most important thing it to affect a positive change then this is the fastest way to solve problems.
The alternative it to keep arguing until you’re proven right and they are hurt. I promise you that after that things aren’t going to get better after that happens.
—p
Posted by Paul Gernhardt on Tuesday, December 19, 2006