Humans 101

How ‘Verbal Aikido’ Can Help You Avoid Stupid Arguments

The everyday martial art of talking to someone who disagrees with you

Don Johnson
Human Parts
Published in
5 min readSep 7, 2020

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Words are powerful. Once we put them out there, we can’t take them back. Expressions like “I didn’t mean to say that” or “I was only kidding” come too late.

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Don Johnson
Human Parts

Author | Meditation Teacher | Advocate for Kindness, Respect & Freedom | Human Potential Coach | Connect with me here: www.bemoreconscious.com