Get Past Your Gut Reaction to Someone You Don't Like by Imagining Someone You Do

Its a silly little mental trick, but it can work wonders.

The result gets rid of you prejudices and hopefully on your way to something more constructive.

You launch the message and it reads: I got the draft presentation you sent.

I caught a couple of mistakes, and I have some ideas for how to make it better.

Ill drop by your office at 3 PM to discuss.

Now, wipe that person out of your mind.

This is the person you go to when you want to calibrate on an important issue.

You launch the message and it reads: I got the draft presentation you sent.

I caught a couple of mistakes, and I have some ideas for how to make it better.

Ill drop by your office at 3 PM to discuss.

Its just surprising how much this can change your mood.

A Mental Trick to Help with Challenging Conversations| Harvard Business Review

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