Deb - kudos for the collaboration with your daughter, and your spirit of true partnership in it!
Re: generalizations & examples, this is an interesting one! In my personal experience, I've found that folks have natural tendencies to either over-generalize or under-generalize issues they face. For those who jump to sweeping generalizations, prompting for specific examples can cut through the bluster.
But there is also a different challenge for the latter group. The ones who are tackling issues on a case-by-case basis, and perhaps not seeing the forest from the trees. For them, prompting for the general pattern might be even more useful - as you might be closer to seeing it initially than them.
Love the idea of your daughter and your blog together! I've tried to solicit closet-writers on my list to do something similar with me anonymously (so they will start writing) but it hasn't materialized yet.
Good read. "Not understanding the problem, but the person."
Memo to myself: https://glasp.co/kei/p/d269cd7d65d5b2ee1142
Good prompts.
Deb - kudos for the collaboration with your daughter, and your spirit of true partnership in it!
Re: generalizations & examples, this is an interesting one! In my personal experience, I've found that folks have natural tendencies to either over-generalize or under-generalize issues they face. For those who jump to sweeping generalizations, prompting for specific examples can cut through the bluster.
But there is also a different challenge for the latter group. The ones who are tackling issues on a case-by-case basis, and perhaps not seeing the forest from the trees. For them, prompting for the general pattern might be even more useful - as you might be closer to seeing it initially than them.
Love the idea of your daughter and your blog together! I've tried to solicit closet-writers on my list to do something similar with me anonymously (so they will start writing) but it hasn't materialized yet.