Jason Fried: Give It Five Minutes

Jason Fried with some sound advice about snapping to judgments:

A few years ago I used to be a hothead. Whenever anyone said anything, I’d think of a way to disagree. I’d push back hard if something didn’t fit my world-view.

It’s like I had to be first with an opinion – as if being first meant something. But what it really meant was that I wasn’t thinking hard enough about the problem…

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Related quote: “I learned long ago that asking someone what they meant before I reacted saved me all kinds of conflict. You might want to look into that strategy.” —Marc MacYoung