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Four ways to kick the polarized partisan habit

How you can do what President Obama has asked the nation to do: move beyond the political blame game to constructive conversation.

3. Build bridges

鈥 Have a conversation with someone who thinks differently from you. Seek only to understand and to be understood rather than persuade.

鈥 Don't assume 鈥 ask.

鈥 Express your views so they become sources of contact and learning, rather than antagonism. Avoid words likely to raise your listener鈥檚 defenses.

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