Sometimes, you become defensive precisely because being a good partner—or friend or employee—matters so much to you. “It’s a sign that they care so much that they’re terrified of getting it wrong,” Harrison says.
Trade certainty for curiosity
Defensiveness has a way of making you feel absolutely certain: You’re right, they’re wrong, and if you could just explain yourself clearly enough, they would finally see it. But the harder you work to prove your point, the less…
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