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## When pointing out issues, try to provide constructive feedback if possible. | ## When pointing out issues, try to provide constructive feedback if possible. | ||
## No one is perfect and everyone has certain imperfections in their ideas or communications. We should be forgiving of people and try to see the kind of contributions a person can make and not disagree with all the opinions and actions of a person because of a few issues. Also, people can disagree on some things and thats ok. We all can agree that there are serious problems in the world that need to be solved. We have to find ways on how to improve the situation. Please find the area of your interest on this website and raise your concerns. | ## No one is perfect and everyone has certain imperfections in their ideas or communications. We should be forgiving of people and try to see the kind of contributions a person can make and not disagree with all the opinions and actions of a person because of a few issues. Also, people can disagree on some things and thats ok. We all can agree that there are serious problems in the world that need to be solved. We have to find ways on how to improve the situation. Please find the area of your interest on this website and raise your concerns. | ||
## Do not engage in any kind of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem ad hominem] while talking to others. This weakens your argument | |||
## During disagreements, avoid becoming hot-headed. You may have a valid point but when you become upset, people tend to avoid listening. Take a break and come back to it later. | ## During disagreements, avoid becoming hot-headed. You may have a valid point but when you become upset, people tend to avoid listening. Take a break and come back to it later. | ||
## Do not be attached to your own ideas or point of view. Be open to the possibility that you may be wrong partially or completely and criticism may be valid. Keep in mind that the group moves forward with consensus. Β | ## Do not be attached to your own ideas or point of view. Be open to the possibility that you may be wrong partially or completely and criticism may be valid. Keep in mind that the group moves forward with consensus. Β | ||
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## When people are working together to solve a problem and providing inputs, new ideas will usually be incomplete or they havent been fully fleshed out yet. Thats completely normal and thats how solutions work. We all contribute part of an idea and its unusual for anyone to provide a complete idea. When you come across a new idea, be aware that it may not be complete but it might be the first step for creating the best solution (among possible solutions). Or there may be other first steps that lead us to a better solution. Its important to consider all possibilities but be cautious about rejecting a first step because its not complete or has some issues with it. | ## When people are working together to solve a problem and providing inputs, new ideas will usually be incomplete or they havent been fully fleshed out yet. Thats completely normal and thats how solutions work. We all contribute part of an idea and its unusual for anyone to provide a complete idea. When you come across a new idea, be aware that it may not be complete but it might be the first step for creating the best solution (among possible solutions). Or there may be other first steps that lead us to a better solution. Its important to consider all possibilities but be cautious about rejecting a first step because its not complete or has some issues with it. | ||
## There will be people from all over the world contributing to the website whose native language will not be the same as yours. Keep in mind that anyone's knowledge of a specific language has little to no bearing on their intellect and quality of ideas and the work that they can perform. Focus on what is important and the message being delivered. | ## There will be people from all over the world contributing to the website whose native language will not be the same as yours. Keep in mind that anyone's knowledge of a specific language has little to no bearing on their intellect and quality of ideas and the work that they can perform. Focus on what is important and the message being delivered. | ||
# Do not support a viewpoint only because that's the way it has been done in the past. If that's the only defense for supporting that viewpoint, the defense of such a viewpoint is invalid. Defending something only because thats the way it has been done in the past is the least intellectually demanding and least desired. | # Do not support a viewpoint only because that's the way it has been done in the past. If that's the only defense for supporting that viewpoint, the defense of such a viewpoint is invalid. Defending something only because thats the way it has been done in the past is the least intellectually demanding and least desired. | ||
#Evidence-based thinking: | #Evidence-based thinking: |