As part of the group
As part of the group
Posted Jul 29, 2009 22:11 UTC (Wed) by graydon (guest, #5009)In reply to: As part of the group by fuhchee
Parent article: OSCON keynote: Standing out in the crowd
There is no "defense", because it is not an argument. The point is not to win a fight; the point is to listen and reflect.
If it helps, maybe try treating discussions like this as personal mental challenges: can you exercise sufficient self-control to suppress your defensiveness and accept, without a critical response, what's been said?
Seriously. It's not like you're going to suffer any negative consequences either way.
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