Speaking in ‘I’ Statements crossingthethreshold.net
@crossingthethreshold have you read Nonviolent Communication? What you discussed sounds like a concept from that book
@val No I haven’t read Nonviolent Communication, though in the past friends have introduced to some of the concepts behind it. It would not surprise that speaking in ‘I’ statements is in some way included in NVC.
@crossingthethreshold That reminds me about the practice of criticizing a person’s actions rather than the person themself if you want them to be more receptive. For example, “That’s an unkind way to use that word, and I’d appreciate you not doing it” will probably get more traction than “You’re being ablelist.”