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When we find ourselves bewildered by the madness of the "other side"—in politics, at work, or at home—it's because we don't see how conflict has overtaken the field. That's what the "high conflict" does. It is the invisible hand of our times. It differs from the beneficial friction of healthy conflict. This is good conflict and it is a necessary force that drives us to become better people. High conflict occurs when discord becomes a good-versus-evil struggle, with an us and a them. In this state, the brain functions differently. We begin to feel increasingly confident about our own superiority, and anything we do to try to end the conflict usually worsens it. Eventually, we may start to mimic the behavior of our opponents, harming what we hold most dear. In this "insightful" book, award-winning journalist Amanda Ripley investigates how good people get trapped by high conflict and how they break free. Our journey begins in California, where a world-renowned conflict expert struggles to disentangle from a political feud. Next, we meet a gang leader in Chicago who dedicates his life to revenge—only to realize, years later, that the story he told himself about the conflict wasn't quite true. This is followed by a visit to Colombia, to see if thousands of people can disengage from high conflict. Finally, we return to America to see what happens when a group of liberal Jews from Manhattan and conservative correctional officers from Michigan choose to stay in each other's homes to better understand each other, even as they continue to disagree. All these people, in dramatically different situations, are drawn into high conflict by similar forces, including "conflict entrepreneurs," humiliation, and false binary contradictions. But ultimately, they all found ways to turn high conflict into good conflict, which made them better people. They re-categorized their opponents and revived curiosity and surprise, even as they continued to fight for what they knew was right. People can escape high conflict. Individuals—even whole communities—can end cycles of confrontation and blame, if they wish. This is a "penetrating and educational" book and an innovative way of thinking about conflict that will transform the way we move through the world.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Amanda Ripley
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Language
- English
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 368
- Release Date
- 05/04/2022
- Attribute
- Politicians
- Publication Date
- 2022
- Dimensions
- 14x21 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781982128579
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