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  • How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
  • Written by: Mónica Guzmán
  • Narrated by: Mónica Guzmán
  • Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)

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I Never Thought of It That Way

Written by: Mónica Guzmán
Narrated by: Mónica Guzmán
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Publisher's Summary

We think we have the answers, but we need to be asking a lot more questions.

Journalist Mónica Guzmán is the loving liberal daughter of Mexican immigrants who voted - twice - for Donald Trump. When the country could no longer see straight across the political divide, Mónica set out to find what was blinding us and discovered the most eye-opening tool we’re not using: our own built-in curiosity.

Partisanship is up, trust is down, and our social media feeds make us sure we’re right and everyone else is ignorant (or worse). But avoiding one another is hurting our relationships and our society.

In this timely, personal guide, Mónica, the chief storyteller for the national cross-partisan depolarization organization Braver Angels, takes you to the real front lines of a crisis that threatens to grind America to a halt - broken conversations among confounded people. She shows you how to overcome the fear and certainty that surround us to finally do what only seems impossible: understand and even learn from people in your life whose whole worldview is different from or even opposed to yours.

Drawing from cross-partisan conversations she’s had, organized, or witnessed everywhere from the echo chambers on social media to the wheat fields in Oregon to raw, unfiltered fights with her own family on election night, Mónica shows how you can put your natural sense of wonder to work for you immediately, finding the answers you need by talking with people - rather than about them - and asking the questions you want, curiously.

Here, you’ll learn:

  • How to ask what you really want to know (even if you’re afraid to)
  • How to grow smarter from even the most tense interactions, online or off
  • How to cross boundaries and find common ground - with anyone

Whether you’re left, right, center, or not a fan of labels: If you’re ready to fight back against the confusion, heartbreak, and madness of our dangerously divided times - in your own life, at least - Mónica’s got the tools and fresh, surprising insights to prove that seeing where people are coming from isn’t just possible. It’s easier than you think.

©2022 Mónica Guzmán (P)2022 BenBella Books

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A mandatory listen

This book shares a new way of communicating (and thinking) inspired by Moni’s journalism background. Many of these prompts extend beyond political divide and would be so beneficial if taught in schools.

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Important insights presented in an engaging narrat

In our times of needing to bridge seeming unsolvable partisan and public policy positions, and even fundamental values, Monica Guzman takes us on a journey of discovering that there are ways to find common ground. A combination of personal anecdotes and references to the work and findings of others, this is valuable information and worth the time to listen.

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One of the more accessible books about trying to understand neighbours who have different political leanings

Curiosity instead if judgement. Dig a little deeper. Respect your fellows. Maybe we can learn something.

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Must read!

This book gives you the tools and insight, not just for conversing with those with different political views, but for every day connections. You could be having a conversation with your spouse, children, friend, ex spouse, Co worker, it doesn’t matter who you are talking with or what the topic of conversation is, this book will help to keep conflict manageable by staying open and curious.
I am Canadian and don’t follow US politics very closely, but that did not stop me from thoroughly enjoying this book. I got so much out of it and can’t wait to read it again.
Also, Monica does a great job with the delivery of the book. She is very easy to listen to.

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