"Before you step into someone else's shoes, remember to take off your own." — Devan Capur*
We all have a frame through which we perceive and interpret reality.
This frame, or filter, is based on the beliefs and assumptions we have developed throughout our lives since we were kids.
This frame is vital; it helps us get through life, filtering out the flood of data flowing through our senses.
Problems arise when we mistake our frame for the truth and we lock ourselves inside a bubble, becoming blind to the infinite possibilities outside it.
When we enter a conversation with this mindset, we create conflicts and tensions.
Because we assume to know the truth, we can't understand why others can't see it. It's so obvious. We use expressions such as "you should ..." and "you think ...".
We can’t understand someone else's perspective until we step outside our bubble.
If you want a meaningful, creative conversation, empty yourself before stepping in.
Assume nothing.
* I found the quote in the book Nonflict by Amir Kfir and Stephen Hecht