Humans 101

Knowing Better Doesn’t Always Mean Doing Better

My article on verbal aikido couldn’t save me from an avoidable argument

Don Johnson
Human Parts
Published in
7 min readDec 16, 2020

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A few months ago, I wrote a well-received article about using verbal aikido to avoid stupid arguments. Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art that uses the principles of nonresistance to neutralize an opponent. The…

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Don Johnson
Human Parts

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