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It has become popular to say that we want to have a diversity of opinion represented in workplaces. We want people to speak up when they disagree with an approach or have a unique viewpoint on how to address a complex problem. While we say that in the abstract, there are many individual and group psychological factors that act against this ideal. We are often resistant to opinions that differ from our own and are more critical of evidence that contradicts our beliefs than we are of evidence consistent with it. We also have negative emotional responses to information that goes against what we believe. We are also more reluctant to say things that we think others in a group will not want to hear. Ultimately, people often have a powerful urge to believe what others in their social group also believe. To be successful at taking in diverging opinions, then, you have to fight against these factors. Listen without reacting One of the most difficult parts of hearing an opinion that differs from your own is to allow someone else to say everything they want to say before chiming in. There is a tendency to want to pick apart someone elses beliefs and arguments before they have even had a chance to say what they want to say. Instead, give your conversation partner the chance to complete their train of thought. Even if you think you have heard an argument like theirs before, let them finish. You may be surprised to find out that they have a different approach than you expect. Youll never find that out if you interrupt quickly. In addition, if you react in a visibly negative way when someone starts to disagree with you, they may find it difficult to complete their argumentparticularly if you are in a position with more status or power than they have. Try to stay engaged and neutral in your interaction rather than being hostile. Repeat back what you heard A time-honored strategy when hearing a divergent opinion is to start by repeating back the argument you just heard before critiquing it. This works in discussions at work and in close relationships as well. Repeating the argument back has two benefits. It allows the other person to feel heard, which makes it more likely that they will express themselves in the future when they disagree. In addition, it ensures that you understood the argument clearly. When someone disagrees with you by taking a novel approach, you may miss some of their key tenets. Repeating the argument back to them ensures that you have fully understood their position. Find what is right in what you think is wrong Even after listening to someone elses point of view carefully, you may have a desire to argue back strongly with themand perhaps convince them that you are right after all. A good conversation is not a debate, and it doesnt have to have a victor. The real benefit of a conversation is an exchange of ideas. Many people feel like the most intellectual thing they can do is to provide a convincing argument against someone else. I would argue that the hardest thing to do intellectually is to find something right inside of an idea you find wrong overall. When you do that, you can strengthen your overall base of knowledge, even if you dont change your mind in to agree with someone else completely. It is a skill to see the truth in other peoples arguments. It can take a lot of work to integrate seemingly incongruous viewpoints. Most importantly, it requires a lot of self-confidence. You have to recognize that adopting some of another persons viewpoint does not diminish your own standing or give them power over you. It simply makes you more likely to be able to deal with the complexity of the world in the future.
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This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here. If I could use only one app, Id pick Craft. Craft is my favorite multipurpose document/notes tool. It looks and feels nicer than Google Docs or Apple Notes. Its easier to use than Obsidian, Coda or Notion. And its flexible enough for everything from shopping lists to client proposals. Read on for why its so useful, new features, limitations, and more. Craft’s eight best features Visual: Elegant sub-page cards help Craft docs look neater & nicer than Google or Word Docs, which tend to bog down with lots of text. Easy: Add text, images, links, tables, or sub-pages intuitively. Shareable: Collaborate on a doc and publish & share it with a link. You can create custom links and track metrics to measure visits. Export: Print, export as PDF or text, or transfer material to Day One, Bear, Drafts, Ulysses, Things, iA Writer, or other apps. Calendar: Easily sync your calendar to use Craft for daily notes. Affordable: The free version is great and the unlimited option is fairly priced. Flexible: Works quickly and reliably on mobile, desktop or Web. You can even email material into your notes. AI options: Pick from multiple AI models within Craft, or avoid it entirely. Templates: Starting docs for travel, events, family, and more. Pricing Free for basic usage, with up to 1500 content blocks and 1gb of storage. Free upgrade for students and educators with your school email address. Free upgrade w/ a subsription to Setapp, $10/month for access to 200+ apps. Plus plan: $8/month billed annually for a Plus account to create unlimited notes and documents. ($4/month with a special 50% current discount). Team plan: $15/month for sharing with 2 to 6 people. (50% current discount) Examples of Craft Docs Useful AI prompts: Excerpts from my resource for paid subscribers Planning great class sessions: Excerpts from my guide for paid subscribers Syllabus outline: Draft from teacher Jeremy England Home life notes:By the Craft team Examples of Craft Templates Simple company handbook with sections for people, policies & resources Sales plan has sections for mission statement, team roles, action plan, etc. Home design planner with customizable pages Travel packing list with customizable visual sections for your next trip. New features I like Styles For designing distinctive docs, Craft added 100 new premade styles Collections Its easy now to keep track of lists for projects, books, movies, etc Whiteboards Create a freeform brainstorming page with Post-Its, images, etc Sync with Readwise Import Kindle highlights and other clips youve saved Privacy and Security Craft has strong policies on data security and privacy. TL;DR: Craft does not own your data, nor do we sell it to others or use it for advertising. Limitations Android: doesnt have a full app yet, though a mobile Web app is on the way. Craft works on Mac, iOS, VisionOS, Windows, & Web. Tagging: It’s not yet easy to organize pages with tags as easily as you can with other notes tools, though the team is working on it. No synced blocks: In tools like Notion and Workflowy, you can create a synchronized block of text that stays up to date anywhere you use it. This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here.
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Now that the WNBA finds itself at the halfway mark of the season, its time for an All-Star break to celebrate. Tip-off for the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game will take place tonight (Saturday, July 19) at 8:30 p.m. ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, home court of the Indiana Fever. Fans, players, media, and coaches voted to create an All-Star pool from which team captains drafted two teams of 12 to go head-to-head. Team captain Caitlin Clark and team captain Napheesa Collier are ready to lead their squads to victory, but only one can end up on top. Lets take a look at the rosters and some new exciting rules before we dive into how to tune in. Who made the 2025 WNBA All-Star teams? Clark and Collier became team captains because they received the most fan votes. They were tasked with drafting their teams from the pool of players. Head coaches Cheryl Reeve and Sandy Brondello were chosen because the Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty have the best records in their respective conferences so far this season. Originally, Reeve was supposed to coach Team Clark, and Brondello, Team Collier, but the women switched things up since Collier and Brondello already have a working relationship. Clarks loyalty to her Indiana Fever teammates runs deep and flows into the All-Stars. She chose Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell. Collier acted in a similar manner, choosing Courtney Williams from the Minnesota Lynx and selecting Kayla McBride as an injury replacement alternate. You can view the full team rosters on the WNBA website. What are the four new rules for the WNBA All-Star game? The WNBA is keeping things fresh. To give players a chance to show off their skills, four-point circles will be added to the court. Clark, unfortunately, tweaked her right groin in a recent game and will now sit this game out. The shot clock also got shortened. It was previously 24 seconds, but will be 20 on Saturday. This will keep things fast-paced. Another rule will also move things along. There will be no free throws for the first 38 minutes of the game. Instead, when a foul occurs, the maximum points will automatically be awarded to the team of the player who was fouled. For the last two minutes of the game and any overtime period, free throws will take place. Adding more drama to it all is the use of live substitutions. The offensive team can sub in one player at a time while the ball is in the backcourt. They are not allowed to touch the ball until it crosses half-court. How can I watch or stream the 2025 All-Star Game live? ABC has the privilege of bringing this high-energy game to the masses. If you have an over-the-air antenna, ABC is free to watch. Traditional cable subscribers can easily find ABC in their channel guide and also watch ABC on its website if they sign in with their provider. If you’ve cut the cord, some live-TV streaming services carry ABC and let you watch it live in some markets. Those include: Hulu+Live TV Fubo YouTube TV Be sure to double-check that these services carry ABC in your region before committing, due to regional differences.
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