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lil  ·  2640 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: November 8, 2017

    Now I'm almost curious enough to try and find out why so many people are hostile toward me or outright snap.
Giving feedback is a delicate dance. People are automatically defensive. Did you first say, "Would you be willing to talk about this math problem here?" Give the person a choice.

or, "I'm seeing a problem here. Do you want to tell me why you did it that way?" or some other question. If the other person says yes, you have their buy in.

How did you begin that encounter?