Brené Brown Instagram – Every now and then, a book completely changes my perspective and/or gives me a new lens to understand what’s happening in the world. @anandwrites’ new book, “The Persuaders,” has done both! He writes, “The tendency to write off is rooted in the assumption that differences of identity are unbridgeable, that people are too invested in their privileges and interests to change, that the failure to achieve change in the past predicts failure in the future, that people and their opinions are monolithic and strong rather than complicated and fragile, and therefore the purpose of politics is to protect yourself from Others and galvanize your own instead of trying to reach across.” In my experience, this is painfully true. Specific things I learned: What does it mean to forgive WITH accountability? Why is language so important when we’re bridge-building, and what skills are needed to communicate across barriers? How is write-off culture one of the greatest threats to democracy? What a book! What a conversation! Listen at the link in bio. #UnlockingUs