Persuasion is overrated. Just say what you think to be true, and if others agree with you, then good. It's a waste of time actively trying to change other people's minds.
Deepak Malhotra is good on this. He writes about negotiations & building an 'exit ramp' for people. Often reluctance to change mind is about wanting to save face. Giving people a way to do so can make huge difference. Often involves allowing them to seem not to have changed mind
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Yes, an exit ramp. I wish schools could impart a fundamental lesson early & often to make the soil more fertile: Everything you believe & will ever learn is ultimately lacking in truth; the goal of study & thought is perpetual refinement towards a (somewhat) less confused state.
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