I don't understand you. You don't understand me. What else do we have in common?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Shared misunderstanding can ironically be the only common ground between two people.
- In plain terms
- If neither person understands the other, that confusion is what they share.
- What can you take from it?
- Shared confusion can be a bond between people.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you share with those you don't understand?
Another view
Misunderstanding usually harms connection rather than helping it.
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