Book · 2019 · Interpersonal communication
How to Have Impossible Conversations
A Very Practical Guide
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If you've enjoyed this episode go and follow James check out how to have impossible conversations and don't wait for his book with Helen.
Chris Williamson · Modern Wisdom · Dec 2019 Listen at 1:01:51 The best things said about it
Yeah, there's a guy that I know that wrote a book, I have it right over here. It's called "How to Have Impossible Conversations.
Dave Rubin The Rubin Report · Jun 2020 Why people recommend it
How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide by Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay offers strategic advice on how to bridge deep ideological divides and engage in productive dialogue with people holding radically different viewpoints. The book gained attention across multiple podcast appearances related to its themes. On an episode of Modern Wisdom titled Social Justice Explained: The Foundations Of Wokeness, host Chris Williamson encouraged his audience to check out James Lindsay's previous literary work, specifically pointing listeners toward this guide at the conclusion of the interview. Separately, during an episode of The Rubin Report titled Is Your Phone Addiction Ruining Your Life, host Dave Rubin brought up the same volume while conversing with Peter Boghossian. Rubin physically retrieved the book during the broadcast, showing it to the audience to emphasize its relevance. He utilized the text to anchor a conversation about the escalating difficulties of navigating political disagreements with friends and acquaintances in a polarized cultural climate. Across both shows, the book was framed as an essential, timely manual for anyone attempting to preserve relationships and foster genuine understanding amidst intense societal friction and ideological hostility.
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Chris Williamson if you've enjoyed this episode go and follow James check out how to have impossible conversations and don't… 1
“if you've enjoyed this episode go and follow James check out how to have impossible conversations and don't wait for his book with Helen”
Dave Rubin Yeah, there's a guy that I know that wrote a book, I have it right over here. It's called "How to Have Impo… 1
“Yeah, there's a guy that I know that wrote a book, I have it right over here. It's called "How to Have Impossible Conversations."”
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“so so let's talk about that for a second so my own when i wrote how to have impossible conversations”
“and like right off the bat somebody said like i'm like my wikipedia said you know james lindsay portrays himself as a serious commentator he wrote a book how to have impossible conversations and yet he goes on twitter and makes your mom jokes”
“I think one of the most important things and this isn't our forthcoming book about how to have impossible conversations Peter and I just finished one of those important things is to learn to disavow the extremists on your side”