The Jefferson Fisher Podcast How to Talk to Anyone on Edge Without Getting Pulled In
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May 27, 2025 Discover effective strategies to enhance communication in your relationships. Learn how to navigate post-work conversations with a 'three-question rule' to ease stress. Explore the importance of active listening and techniques like mirroring for deeper engagement. Tackle the challenges of dealing with dishonesty in conversations while maintaining your composure. Gain insights into staying calm and clear during difficult discussions.
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Stress Transition at Home
- Jefferson Fisher shares his personal experience of feeling overwhelmed by questions after a high-stress workday and needing time to transition into family mode.
- He explains how unprioritized questions can feel like demands and create pressure to answer immediately, causing mental overload.
Three-Question Rule
- Use a three-question rule to avoid overwhelming a stressed partner with too many immediate queries.
- Prioritize questions and communicate timing, asking if topics can wait until later to prevent overload.
Better Listening Techniques
- To be a better listener, mirror the last few words of a speaker's sentence to show engagement.
- Avoid thinking about your response while listening; fully absorb the speaker's words before replying.
