The Next Big Idea Daily S33 E3: "High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out" by Amanda Ripley
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Sep 20, 2023 Amanda Ripley, bestselling author and award-winning journalist, investigates high conflict and how people get trapped in it. She discusses the impacts of high conflict and the conditions that lead to it, as well as the importance of good conflict. Amanda Ripley also explores the intense rivalry between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, their presidential election, the role of humiliation and rejection, and the efforts of Benjamin Rush to reunite them.
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Two Types of Conflict
- There are two kinds of conflict: good conflict and high conflict.
- High conflict is unproductive and can be harmful, while good conflict is necessary for progress.
Nature of High Conflict
- High conflict becomes all-consuming, losing focus on original issues.
- It creates an us-versus-them mentality, altering our brain function.
Causes of High Conflict
- Four conditions contribute to high conflict.
- One example is humiliation, a powerful emotion that escalates conflict.