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395. Difficult Conversation as the Precondition to Progress | Adam Smith
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
The Benefits of Voluntarily Engaging in Difficult Conversations
The belief that conflict delayed is conflict multiplied is supported by clinical experience. Challenging our beliefs can be disorienting and produce anxiety, but it's better to have our ideas tested than to have them demolished by reality. Shielding students from uncomfortable conversations is detrimental to their mental health, as voluntary encounter with fear and discomfort is curative. Engaging in difficult conversations and exchanging ideas helps fortify against challenge. If we're not living in paradise and still feel suffering, we should test our ideas to learn and grow. It's less painful to challenge our beliefs than to remain stupid and wrong.
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