Think Win-Win

• Most of us learn to base our self-worth on comparisons and competition. We think about succeeding in terms of someone else failing—if I win, you lose; or if you win, I lose. Life becomes a zero-sum game. We all play the game, but how much fun is it really?

• Win-win sees life as a

• Relationship Apps can collect sensitive information when personal issues are catalogued in the cloud.
• Should we allocate even more time on phones, when spending too much time online already reveals a negative impact on relationships?
• Apps that are meant to interfere in our re...

Do:

• Frame the negotiations as a problem-solving challenge.
• Take the time to make small talk. It’ll build connections you can leverage later on.
• Stress the areas on which you agree, and use words like “we” to signal you are invested in the relationship....