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What to say to someone who’s never wrong

Name: What to say to someone who’s never wrong
Uploaded: 2024-09-26T14:00:13+00:00
Duration: 58 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this concise monologue, the speaker offers three practical tactics for handling conversations with people who refuse to admit they are wrong. First…

26 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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In this concise monologue, the speaker offers three practical tactics for handling conversations with people who refuse to admit they are wrong. First, they suggest briefly agreeing (“maybe you’re right”) to protect your own peace, even when you know the other person is mistaken. Second, they recommend asking, “What information would change your opinion?” to gauge whether the person is open to new evidence; a negative response signals a dead‑end. Third, they advise starting a response with, “Are you willing?” to test the person’s willingness to consider an alternative perspective. If the answer is no, the speaker suggests disengaging. The overall message is to maintain personal calm while efficiently assessing the other party’s openness to dialogue.

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What to say to someone who's never wrong. Number 1, maybe you're right. Maybe you're right. Not because you actually think that they're right. In fact, you know that they're wrong, but you've reached a point in your life that you're not going to let someone who's committed to misunderstanding, committed to being wrong, disturb your peace. So more power to them. If somebody is trying to convince you that the sky is purple, you can easily put an end to it and say with a quick, yep, maybe you're right. Number 2, ask the question, "What information would change your opinion?" What information would change your opinion? It's a way of asking, what do you need to hear in order to change the way you're currently thinking? If they answer, "No, nothing. Nothing's gonna change my mind," then you know it's a quick dead end. Thank you, you can now leave the conversation. And number 3, begin your response with, "Are you willing?" Are you willing to think differently? Are you willing to at least see it from my point of view? If the answer is no, then that's not someone you should be in conversation with. So try that and follow me.