Four ways to kick the polarized partisan habit

How you can do what President Obama has asked the nation to do: move beyond the political blame game to constructive conversation.

3. Build bridges

• Have a conversation with someone who thinks differently from you. Seek only to understand and to be understood rather than persuade.

• Don't assume – ask.

• Express your views so they become sources of contact and learning, rather than antagonism. Avoid words likely to raise your listener’s defenses.

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