10. Do Not Argue with People Who Only Want to Win. - Deepstash
10. Do Not Argue with People Who Only Want to Win.

10. Do Not Argue with People Who Only Want to Win.

Socially intelligent people know that not everybody wants to communicate, learn, grow, or connect - and so they do not try to force them.

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People who are socially intelligent think and behave in a way that spans beyond what's culturally acceptable at any given moment in time. Here are core traits of someone who is socially intelligent:

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What Not To Do

  • Do not make assumptions about a disengaged employee's performance. While statistically, such employees do underperform, there can be other reasons too.
  • Do not force an employee to be someone they are not. Everyone cannot be happy and optimistic all the time.
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Argue with yourself.

Argue with yourself.

  • Great thinkers routinely and intelligently try to counter their own arguments.
  • They go back and forth until only the most rational and strongest argument exists based on the knowledge they have.
  • This is also the mission of any good scientist. The scientist tries to prove them...

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