Dr. Alison Wood Brooks
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And any sort of trick that you can have during the conversation can also be helpful.
And that's why asking questions is such a superpower.
You don't need to have prepped it ahead of time.
All you need to do is listen to what your partner is saying and ask about it.
Ask more about it.
Our inability to understand other people's perspectives is a huge barrier to conflict management and connection.
The antidote to that is question asking.
It is a direct pathway to get what's in your head out of your head and share it with me.
In my class, we do an exercise called never-ending follow-up questions.
Do you want to try it?
Yes.
Okay.
I'll ask questions and you answer and then maybe we can switch roles.
Okay.
Okay.
Mel, what did you have for breakfast this morning?
A smoothie.
Oh, what was in your smoothie?
That sounds so healthy.
If you had your dream breakfast, would it be this protein smoothie?