Remove Your Blinders

01/15/2013

Let your children go if you want to keep them.
Malcolm Forbes

"Most of us are cherry-pickers: We pay special attention to information that validates our beliefs and discount or ignore what doesn't." With this premise, Psychology Today (January/February 2013) offers these ideas for removing your blinders:

Break the Flow — Making an argument harder to process (printed in a difficult font or light type) creates a mental speed bump, prompting us to think more carefully.
Catch 'Em with Honey — Providing a friendly window into your argument can make those with opposing viewpoints more receptive.
Ask Open-Ended Questions — To limit preconceptions, stick to open-ended questions: "Do you know anything about what happened to my cookies" rather than "Did you see Grandpa swipe my cookie jar?"

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