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Mentioned in 14 episodes
High Conflict
Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out
Book • 2021
In High Conflict, Amanda Ripley delves into the phenomenon of 'high conflict,' which is distinct from the useful friction of healthy conflict.
High conflict involves good-versus-evil feuds that lead to an 'us versus them' mentality, altering brain behavior and increasing feelings of superiority while worsening the conflict.
The book follows various individuals in different contexts, including a conflict expert in California, a Chicago gang leader, and communities in Colombia, to illustrate how people get trapped in and eventually escape high conflict.
Ripley highlights common forces such as conflict entrepreneurs, humiliation, and false binaries that drive high conflict and provides insights on how to transform these conflicts into productive ones by rehumanizing opponents and reviving curiosity and wonder.
High conflict involves good-versus-evil feuds that lead to an 'us versus them' mentality, altering brain behavior and increasing feelings of superiority while worsening the conflict.
The book follows various individuals in different contexts, including a conflict expert in California, a Chicago gang leader, and communities in Colombia, to illustrate how people get trapped in and eventually escape high conflict.
Ripley highlights common forces such as conflict entrepreneurs, humiliation, and false binaries that drive high conflict and provides insights on how to transform these conflicts into productive ones by rehumanizing opponents and reviving curiosity and wonder.
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Mentioned in 14 episodes
Mentioned in a fact check segment, referencing her book on conflict.
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221. Why Are We So Pessimistic?
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Dan Harris as the author of the book, and founder of Good Conflict, a media and training company that helps people reimagine conflict.
Dan Harris as the author of the book, and founder of Good Conflict, a media and training company that helps people reimagine conflict.
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Conflict Is Normal. Here’s How To Keep It Healthy And Avoid Disaster. | Amanda Ripley
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Jeff Wetzler as an example of a professional question asker and author of High Conflict.
Jeff Wetzler as an example of a professional question asker and author of High Conflict.
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679: Make it Easier to Discuss Hard Things, with Jeff Wetzler
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Dave Stachowiak as one of the best books he's read in recent years, focusing on conflict and its systemic nature.
Dave Stachowiak as one of the best books he's read in recent years, focusing on conflict and its systemic nature.14 snips
711: Turning Down the Temperature on Outrage, with Karthik Ramanna
Mentioned by Dan Harris as a conversation that had a huge impact on him, focusing on conflict resolution.
Dan Harris as a conversation that had a huge impact on him, focusing on conflict resolution.
Good Conflict | Amanda Ripley | An Episode From “On Being”
