Thursday, November 20, 2008

Basic Conflict Avoidance Theory: Communication

You know... some people are easy to read, and some aren't. The people who are easy to read are predictable, they follow the patterns of most other people. When you find a person who doesn't follow those same social patterns, then you have someone who is hard to read until you learn what makes that person tick.

So let's think about this for a moment... If you have someone who is hard to read (because they don't follow the same patterns) then it follows logically that if someone says or does something, then the interpretation of those words or actions should not be interpreted in accordance with the same pattern that the person does not follow!

And thus the basis of conflict between some individuals.

In conclusion:

If you know I'm hard to read, don't be an idiot. If something I say or do is questionable, ask me about it and don't make stupid assumptions!
Communication is key.

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