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Trigger, both parties are clearly upset.Ask permission for the do-overTake a deep breath and shake it outLeave the room and then re-enter the room as if the interaction started from the beginningStart the conversation with a totally different energy and possibly with a totally different subject
Can we please have a do over?
The Do Over
Situation:
When you and one other person get into an argument or the energy is just clearly going in the wrong direction. Or if someone comes into a space with an intense, dismissive, or checked out energy that feels off putting to you. This is generally the most productive with family and friends where trust and love for each other is already shared like a parent, child, friend or partner.
How it works: You stop the conversation and ask to for a do over, explain what a do over is and try it out.
Objective: De-escalate a
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