69. A Primer on Nonviolent Communication

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nonviolent Communication is one of the most powerful ways of speaking with people that I have ever come across. It eliminates useless strategies like judgment and proving yourself right and instead gives you absolutely tactical techniques to get the things you need for happiness for yourself and your interlocutor.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen on:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stimulus/id1501107371"><strong> iTunes</strong></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/0w6oFNiT8P1kPWyivim0G0"><strong>Spotify</strong></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stimulus"><strong>Stitcher</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">NVC is not a new, gimmicky set of dictum. It boils down the philosophies of Stoicism, the psychological approaches of CBT and cognitive psychology.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marshall Rosenberg was a psychologist trained in the classical analytic, but found it unsatisfying and for the most part, unhelpful.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marshall Rosenberg</span> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7TONauJGfc&list=PL4dm-UujdhLKgKiV3pqyhOeo6Fa_UayX_&index=8"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Masterclass on NVC</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><strong>Speaking Giraffe vs. Speaking Jackal</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">NVC is not really a theory or a guide to behavior--it is a language!!!</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Giraffes only hear feelings & needs, never thoughts</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Jackal language is about judging, criticizing, analyzing, moralizing and accusing. When we