Do You Fear Your Prejudices?
How we deal with prejudice in our own lives, at an individual level, makes all the difference to the impact we have on society at large.
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How we deal with prejudice in our own lives, at an individual level, makes all the difference to the impact we have on society at large.
There’s a standard piece of advice frequently offered by psychologists and counsellors to people who are struggling to make sense of a challenging relationship. That piece of advice works pretty well when trying to understand politicians, too.
Some of the world’s greatest leaders of movements to better the world are believed to have been INFJs. We owe a deep debt to these rarest of personality types.
Careers are stressful enough without adding the difficulty and distraction these workplace lies produce.
We tend to assume that sibling conflict is natural and inevitable, but when it crosses the line to become aggressive, then it causes harm and calls for parental intervention. Perhaps we underestimate this damaging influence that takes place within the home.
Change is hard, but why change is hard is itself difficult to see. Consider an initiative to build a school in Haiti as a case in point.
Human beings often act in a stupid way, but we also are capable of great things. Instead of blaming us for our flaws, perhaps it’s time to start understanding and forgiving.
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