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Currently I'm trying to think of a way to get my father to read this without overtly telling him he needs to read this. Because that would be being a crank.
by wonderbear 9y ago
Currently I'm trying to think of a way to get my father to read this without overtly telling him he needs to read this. Because that would be being a crank.
- meri_dian 9y agoOpen it on his computer and walk away
- ak39 9y agoThis is bad advice. I hope you only being funny.
- icebraining 9y agoMaybe send it in a mix of "interesting links" of various topics.
- acidburnNSA 9y agoSell it like it's going to help him get his important messages across more effectively.
- rz2k 9y agoThink deeply about your father. Reflect on times when he's been funniest, had the most fun, and why you admire him. From this perspective think about how you would want to talk about this article. Maybe ask about his opinion on some of the details in the middle. In other words rather than figuring out a strategy to get him to read it that is adversarial but somehow slips under his defenses, figure out how to get yourself in the right frame of mind to introduce ideas on how to be more effective to someone you think is important. Presumably your father is enough like you that he will be able to tell when you are treating him like someone who needs to be emotionally managed, as opposed to when you are having a two-way conversation. Maybe one marker of managing someone is when the speaker is not focusing on themselves at all. When you talk to a friend you like you are likely concerned about how you are portraying yourself as well as whether or not you are getting your way.