The Drama Triangle (What It Is And How to Use It)

The Karpman drama triangle is one of those mental models that is so intuitive and yet so useful to understand you’ll immediately start seeing it everywhere. In any conflict, there are three roles to be filled, with each role also playing a part in creating the others (a subtle but critical point). I’ll list the … Continue reading The Drama Triangle (What It Is And How to Use It)

Let’s Get Ready Not To Rumble: How To Curiously Disarm People

Somebody says something outlandish. You push back. The whole conversation breaks down. That. Cycle. Sucks. Amanda Ripley, author of High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out, says one of the best tricks to use when our backs go up because we’ve been faced with a difficult statement is to: A. Summarize … Continue reading Let’s Get Ready Not To Rumble: How To Curiously Disarm People