[ Quick Win posts – QWs – are brief items to help non-overwhelm your day. Enjoy! ]
Sometimes the best Quick Win ideas come from my subscribers, and today’s QW is an example.
In June, Norman P. and I discussed how to react to ‘land mine’ conversations. I’m talking about those times we are trapped with a know-it-all who has no intention of listening to our point of view. Those land mines.
Years ago, my mom advised: “Sometimes there’s no reason to respond because they wouldn’t listen anyway. If they’re adamant, you’re not going to convince them right now.” Geez-O-Pete, it took me decades of wasted time to admit she was right.
When I told Norm that, his next comment was, “Might be Quick Win material.”
[QW32] When silence is your best friend
Great idea N.P. … and here you go!
How do we add peace and calm to these situations?
We leave the chat with a gentle smile and say
“We’ll just have to agree to disagree.”
Then pull a polite-as-possible walk away.
Your sort-of reward.
Hearing them splutter makes it worth it 😊, but don’t get dragged back into the conversation.
If necessary, repeat the agree-to-disagree as you walk away. Refusing to engage is a master plan for non-overwhelming these mini-debacles. And hey! It didn’t take you decades to figure that out.
I hope this Quick Win helped you as much as it did me. Walking away is the difficult part, but it gets easier the more we do it.
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Kathie York is the Queen of Non-Overwhelm, and her passion is to help you reach peace and calm in work and life. In 2022, Kathie launched her practical, non-overwhelming (!) Goals Accountability Blueprint training. She added the colorful, budget-friendly ACHIEVE! Goals Toolkit interactive workbook in 2024.
Outstanding!! Lots of Moms are cool, like yours was. This could help lots of people at family events like Thanksgiving and Christmas especially when politics enters the conversation. Telephone calls and social media also come to mind. Thanks again for all you do Kathie.
You’re welcome, Norm. My pleasure.
I like your idea of ‘walking away’ on social media AND during family ‘debacles.’ Both can be tough, since there may be some pride-swallowing involved. 🙂
At least when WE control the good-bye, we can turn it into a little bit o’ peace and calm.
Thanks for stopping by, and for the post idea!