arguments

35 posts

1. To survive our high-speed society, cultivate 'temporal bandwidth' July 3, 2018
2. You don’t have to attend every argument you are invited to June 26, 2018
3. News-Adjacent Reading May 1, 2018
4. The Seven Habits of Highly Depolarizing People March 2, 2016
5. Making Peace With Music That Everyone Loves But You January 27, 2015
6. We make ourselves lists in order to know if we think what we think September 17, 2014
7. Against “Against [X]” - The New Yorker August 30, 2014
8. Carolyn Hax: Weddings bring out the worst in an unmarried couple - The Washington Post April 22, 2014
9. Be gentle especially when you’re right December 1, 2013
10. Outrage | The Point Magazine October 16, 2013
11. Conspiracy is a nearly irresistible labor-saving device February 18, 2013
12. You Learn From People Who Mostly Agree With You | Ben Casnocha October 25, 2012
13. The ears that are listening make more difference than the music September 27, 2012
14. Makers vs. takers September 20, 2012
15. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake August 20, 2012
16. Don’t Bring Policy to a Culture Fight | Easily Distracted August 7, 2012
17. A good rule of thumb: diversity of opinion is essential May 7, 2012
18. The Top Idea in Your Mind April 12, 2012
19. The worst argument Siskel and I ever had March 24, 2012
20. Rarely do I have any shittiness that stays shitty February 19, 2012
21. Dogs, also, bark at what they do not know September 8, 2011
22. Let’s not bring flame where light is enough July 26, 2011
23. It’s hard to beat the entertainment value of people who deliberately… June 29, 2011
24. Man stabbed arguing over Ford vs. Chevy | 11alive.com May 17, 2011
25. It’s okay to not like things May 12, 2011
26. Economonomics: Charitable arguing April 26, 2011
27. Philosophy Referee Signals April 18, 2011
28. Odds are good that you primarily know one sort of person: highly educated… March 11, 2011
29. You can tell when rhetoric is empty — and therefore should be cut — because it… February 3, 2011
30. When Charlie and I Disagree, He Says I’ll See It His Way November 16, 2010
31. Ideas and views that differ from one’s own should not be targets… November 14, 2010
32. Balanced Arguments Are More Persuasive — PsyBlog November 8, 2010
33. Overcoming Bias : Opinion Warning Signs September 26, 2010
34. The Wrong Stuff : Those Three Little Words ("Honey, You're Right"): Harville Hendrix on Being Wrong August 10, 2010
35. How to Argue Effectively - Dave Barry January 7, 2010