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What does it mean?
Disputes would end quickly if only one person were in the wrong.
In plain terms
Arguments last longer when both sides blame the other.
What can you take from it?
Shared responsibility prolongs conflict.

Where it applies

  • workplace disputes
  • family arguments
  • negotiations

Putting it to work

  • identify mutual faults
  • focus on solutions
  • avoid blame games

Questions to consider

  • Are you contributing to this argument?
  • What is the other side's view?

Another view

Sometimes one side is clearly at fault and needs to admit it.

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