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Thinkie: Separate Observation From Judgement
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Trigger: You are getting carried away in your reaction to a situation.

Transformation: List the externally observable facts about the situation. With the list in hand, judge the situation.

Say I’m getting feedback face-to-face with my boss. I don’t like what they are saying. I start to feel defensive. Rather than let that feeling generate more, stronger f…

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