Everyone knows the Brothers Grimm tale of Snow White, the Disney cartoon “… and the Seven Dwarfs”, and many know the various 18+ readings of it. We, of course, know that the 18+ version is a tall tale. But the original — that is a hint.
How do you «defuse» conflicts on social media? Here we will look at the situation where several vocal members of a group demand that the admins settle their quarrel. If you are a party to the conflict, what can you do? If you are the group admin, we will look at what is pointless to do, how to deal with members as a last resort, and we will touch a little on hating and trolling.
You are asked to speak. To make a speech. To give a toast. Spontaneously. No problem: a little work with Sleight of Mouth, and you have a universal template for the job! Sleight of Mouth - also known as reframings, also known as the Sleight of Mouth Patterns, also known as the "talking your way out of an attack" templates - was catalogued and immortalised by Robert Dilts in the book "Sleight of Mouth. The Magic of Conversational Belief Change".
Simply accepting something and coming to terms with it, even when we do not like it, is very hard. But it is also an important step towards a happy life, because there are things we cannot change. I will give you tips and exercises with which you can learn to accept.
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