all right hello everybody are you guys having fun
having fun
having fun we’re gonna have a lot of fun okay all
we’re gonna have a lot of fun okay all
we’re gonna have a lot of fun okay all right first of all I want to tell you a
right first of all I want to tell you a
right first of all I want to tell you a little about myself I am by education a
little about myself I am by education a
little about myself I am by education a political scientist by profession I’m a
political scientist by profession I’m a
political scientist by profession I’m a software engineer don’t ask me how that
software engineer don’t ask me how that
software engineer don’t ask me how that happened but it did I love to learn I
happened but it did I love to learn I
happened but it did I love to learn I always have I imagine you guys are
always have I imagine you guys are
always have I imagine you guys are probably the same and I love to go
probably the same and I love to go
probably the same and I love to go hiking canoeing and camping especially
hiking canoeing and camping especially
hiking canoeing and camping especially with my beautiful American Eskimo I love
with my beautiful American Eskimo I love
with my beautiful American Eskimo I love this dog
this dog
this dog this dog is amazing he is attentive he
this dog is amazing he is attentive he
this dog is amazing he is attentive he listens to me
listens to me
listens to me follows me around does what I ask him to
follows me around does what I ask him to
follows me around does what I ask him to do you can even do tricks it’s pretty
do you can even do tricks it’s pretty
do you can even do tricks it’s pretty awesome you know come to think of it I
awesome you know come to think of it I
awesome you know come to think of it I kind of wish young people were a lot
kind of wish young people were a lot
kind of wish young people were a lot like my dog you know I’ve got three
like my dog you know I’ve got three
like my dog you know I’ve got three young adult children myself so I know
young adult children myself so I know
young adult children myself so I know what I’m talking about here
what I’m talking about here
what I’m talking about here have you guys noticed that young people
have you guys noticed that young people
have you guys noticed that young people these days they are rude they don’t pay
these days they are rude they don’t pay
these days they are rude they don’t pay attention they got their nose and their
attention they got their nose and their
attention they got their nose and their phone all the time right have you ever
phone all the time right have you ever
phone all the time right have you ever noticed this right as young people I’m
noticed this right as young people I’m
noticed this right as young people I’m sure you’ve seen it right all right they
sure you’ve seen it right all right they
sure you’ve seen it right all right they they just don’t pay attention to what’s
they just don’t pay attention to what’s
they just don’t pay attention to what’s going on in the world I I just you know
going on in the world I I just you know
going on in the world I I just you know come to think of it they kind of are
come to think of it they kind of are
come to think of it they kind of are like my dog because they’re waiting for
like my dog because they’re waiting for
like my dog because they’re waiting for every meal right they sit around asking
every meal right they sit around asking
every meal right they sit around asking for treats and if you don’t jump up
for treats and if you don’t jump up
for treats and if you don’t jump up right away when they ask for something
right away when they ask for something
right away when they ask for something they bark right so but basically I mean
they bark right so but basically I mean
they bark right so but basically I mean let’s be serious okay I mean we’re all
let’s be serious okay I mean we’re all
let’s be serious okay I mean we’re all from South Dakota we all kind of think
from South Dakota we all kind of think
from South Dakota we all kind of think alike so we know that today’s young
alike so we know that today’s young
alike so we know that today’s young people are just inconsiderate they don’t
people are just inconsiderate they don’t
people are just inconsiderate they don’t pay attention to what’s going on in the
pay attention to what’s going on in the
pay attention to what’s going on in the world they don’t care what’s going on in
world they don’t care what’s going on in
world they don’t care what’s going on in the world they don’t want to learn
the world they don’t want to learn
the world they don’t want to learn anything new and they just seem to not
anything new and they just seem to not
anything new and they just seem to not want to be engaged in what’s going on
want to be engaged in what’s going on
want to be engaged in what’s going on it’s really sad if you think about it
it’s really sad if you think about it
it’s really sad if you think about it the way young people are today so now
the way young people are today so now
the way young people are today so now before you boo me off the stage what
before you boo me off the stage what
before you boo me off the stage what just happened
just happened
just happened you just experienced firsthand bias and
you just experienced firsthand bias and
you just experienced firsthand bias and I’m sure that you’ve all experienced
I’m sure that you’ve all experienced
I’m sure that you’ve all experienced this before maybe just not as blatantly
this before maybe just not as blatantly
this before maybe just not as blatantly as me saying it right in front of you
as me saying it right in front of you
as me saying it right in front of you but bias is the tendency to have a
but bias is the tendency to have a
but bias is the tendency to have a perspective that you may not even
perspective that you may not even
perspective that you may not even realize is a bias in fact a lot of
realize is a bias in fact a lot of
realize is a bias in fact a lot of people’s bias is so ingrained they don’t
people’s bias is so ingrained they don’t
people’s bias is so ingrained they don’t even realize that they’re doing it at
even realize that they’re doing it at
even realize that they’re doing it at the time and not only do they not
the time and not only do they not
the time and not only do they not realize that they’re doing it but to
realize that they’re doing it but to
realize that they’re doing it but to them it’s true so young people stink
them it’s true so young people stink
them it’s true so young people stink right I know it’s true because I have
right I know it’s true because I have
right I know it’s true because I have three young adults and I’ve seen it
three young adults and I’ve seen it
three young adults and I’ve seen it firsthand so that means all you folks
firsthand so that means all you folks
firsthand so that means all you folks are the same you all are stinking young
are the same you all are stinking young
are the same you all are stinking young people who don’t care about the world so
people who don’t care about the world so
people who don’t care about the world so let’s just talk about this bias for a
let’s just talk about this bias for a
let’s just talk about this bias for a minute shall we what is it really
minute shall we what is it really
minute shall we what is it really well I mentioned before that it’s kind
well I mentioned before that it’s kind
well I mentioned before that it’s kind of an ingrained process it comes from
of an ingrained process it comes from
of an ingrained process it comes from your growing up how your family members
your growing up how your family members
your growing up how your family members treated you the friends you had when you
treated you the friends you had when you
treated you the friends you had when you were in school whether you were bullied
were in school whether you were bullied
were in school whether you were bullied whether you weren’t bullied it depends
whether you weren’t bullied it depends
whether you weren’t bullied it depends on a lot of different factors but as
on a lot of different factors but as
on a lot of different factors but as you’re growing up it can become so
you’re growing up it can become so
you’re growing up it can become so ingrained that you don’t even realize
ingrained that you don’t even realize
ingrained that you don’t even realize that you’re doing it so why does this
that you’re doing it so why does this
that you’re doing it so why does this matter well first of all let’s just talk
matter well first of all let’s just talk
matter well first of all let’s just talk about some historic biased incidences I
about some historic biased incidences I
about some historic biased incidences I guess you could call it there in the
guess you could call it there in the
guess you could call it there in the 1600s there’s a group called the giddy
1600s there’s a group called the giddy
1600s there’s a group called the giddy multitude and basically what they were
multitude and basically what they were
multitude and basically what they were is they were a low lower class of
is they were a low lower class of
is they were a low lower class of society they were farmers they didn’t
society they were farmers they didn’t
society they were farmers they didn’t like their lot in life and they were
like their lot in life and they were
like their lot in life and they were starting to wonder if maybe they
starting to wonder if maybe they
starting to wonder if maybe they shouldn’t do something about it so now
shouldn’t do something about it so now
shouldn’t do something about it so now if you’re a southern plantation owner
if you’re a southern plantation owner
if you’re a southern plantation owner how do you handle a near-riot
how do you handle a near-riot
how do you handle a near-riot or rebellion in the lower classes
or rebellion in the lower classes
or rebellion in the lower classes there’s clearly more of them than there
there’s clearly more of them than there
there’s clearly more of them than there are of you so what do you do to contain
are of you so what do you do to contain
are of you so what do you do to contain it well one idea is to bring over a
it well one idea is to bring over a
it well one idea is to bring over a bunch of people from another country
bunch of people from another country
bunch of people from another country nobody’s heard of who look different and
nobody’s heard of who look different and
nobody’s heard of who look different and talk different and then you introduce
talk different and then you introduce
talk different and then you introduce them to society and you say you see
them to society and you say you see
them to society and you say you see these people are different than you
these people are different than you
these people are different than you therefore they deserve
therefore they deserve
therefore they deserve whatever they get because they’re not
whatever they get because they’re not
whatever they get because they’re not worth it they’re not real people they
worth it they’re not real people they
worth it they’re not real people they don’t look like you they don’t talk like
don’t look like you they don’t talk like
don’t look like you they don’t talk like you they don’t act like you so now what
you they don’t act like you so now what
you they don’t act like you so now what you’ve done is introduced a systemic
you’ve done is introduced a systemic
you’ve done is introduced a systemic bias that even to this day most people
bias that even to this day most people
bias that even to this day most people believe is still the root of a lot of
believe is still the root of a lot of
believe is still the root of a lot of our problems this one probably doesn’t
our problems this one probably doesn’t
our problems this one probably doesn’t need a lot of explanation I’m sure you
need a lot of explanation I’m sure you
need a lot of explanation I’m sure you recognize what we’ve got going on here
recognize what we’ve got going on here
recognize what we’ve got going on here so you take a society that’s already
so you take a society that’s already
so you take a society that’s already really in a bad place economically and
really in a bad place economically and
really in a bad place economically and politically you add an extremist leader
politically you add an extremist leader
politically you add an extremist leader who believes there should be one race
who believes there should be one race
who believes there should be one race superior you subtract Free Press and you
superior you subtract Free Press and you
superior you subtract Free Press and you add billions of propaganda messages all
add billions of propaganda messages all
add billions of propaganda messages all across the world and what you end up
across the world and what you end up
across the world and what you end up with is millions of innocent lives dying
with is millions of innocent lives dying
with is millions of innocent lives dying because of one man’s belief in a
because of one man’s belief in a
because of one man’s belief in a systemic bias you know this this goes
systemic bias you know this this goes
systemic bias you know this this goes for us today as well if you think about
for us today as well if you think about
for us today as well if you think about what’s going on in media and in the
what’s going on in media and in the
what’s going on in media and in the press they’ve always had a lot of power
press they’ve always had a lot of power
press they’ve always had a lot of power if you will to influence how we think
if you will to influence how we think
if you will to influence how we think and how we how we feel about things but
and how we how we feel about things but
and how we how we feel about things but today we’ve got social media and it
today we’ve got social media and it
today we’ve got social media and it spreads like wildfire right
spreads like wildfire right
spreads like wildfire right so think about recent events if you
so think about recent events if you
so think about recent events if you probably heard that the Russians are
probably heard that the Russians are
probably heard that the Russians are being accused of having in tried to
being accused of having in tried to
being accused of having in tried to influence our thoughts and feelings with
influence our thoughts and feelings with
influence our thoughts and feelings with propaganda with social media advertising
propaganda with social media advertising
propaganda with social media advertising that didn’t say one thing or another but
that didn’t say one thing or another but
that didn’t say one thing or another but was almost worse
was almost worse
was almost worse it’s that both sides of the story
it’s that both sides of the story
it’s that both sides of the story because it was trying to induce it was
because it was trying to induce it was
because it was trying to induce it was trying to get us to fight with one
trying to get us to fight with one
trying to get us to fight with one another so it was implementing stories
another so it was implementing stories
another so it was implementing stories that were outrageous and outlandish but
that were outrageous and outlandish but
that were outrageous and outlandish but for someone with a systemic bias seemed
for someone with a systemic bias seemed
for someone with a systemic bias seemed pretty reasonable but now you got B
pretty reasonable but now you got B
pretty reasonable but now you got B people on both sides thinking that these
people on both sides thinking that these
people on both sides thinking that these extreme perspectives are real and you
extreme perspectives are real and you
extreme perspectives are real and you could end up with a real problem can
could end up with a real problem can
could end up with a real problem can you so what can we do to eliminate bias
you so what can we do to eliminate bias
you so what can we do to eliminate bias clearly I’m really good at insulting
clearly I’m really good at insulting
clearly I’m really good at insulting young people in front of a roomful of
young people in front of a roomful of
young people in front of a roomful of college students well what can we do
college students well what can we do
college students well what can we do about it right I mean it seems like
about it right I mean it seems like
about it right I mean it seems like we’re all smart we should be able to
we’re all smart we should be able to
we’re all smart we should be able to think of a way figure out a way to to
think of a way figure out a way to to
think of a way figure out a way to to eliminate this bias well the reality is
eliminate this bias well the reality is
eliminate this bias well the reality is there is no way to eliminate bias if
there is no way to eliminate bias if
there is no way to eliminate bias if you’re human you have bias and that’s
you’re human you have bias and that’s
you’re human you have bias and that’s not necessarily a bad thing
not necessarily a bad thing
not necessarily a bad thing in fact bias is our brains way of
in fact bias is our brains way of
in fact bias is our brains way of shortcutting so that we can protect
shortcutting so that we can protect
shortcutting so that we can protect ourselves so I’ll give you an example
ourselves so I’ll give you an example
ourselves so I’ll give you an example remember when you were a toddler while
remember when you were a toddler while
remember when you were a toddler while you may or may not I don’t know it was
you may or may not I don’t know it was
you may or may not I don’t know it was it was not as long for you guys as it
it was not as long for you guys as it
it was not as long for you guys as it was for me remember when you were a
was for me remember when you were a
was for me remember when you were a toddler and you saw the pretty red
toddler and you saw the pretty red
toddler and you saw the pretty red burner right and you walked up to it and
burner right and you walked up to it and
burner right and you walked up to it and you’re like what is this it’s so pretty
you’re like what is this it’s so pretty
you’re like what is this it’s so pretty yeah it didn’t take you long to realize
yeah it didn’t take you long to realize
yeah it didn’t take you long to realize it wasn’t so pretty right so now your
it wasn’t so pretty right so now your
it wasn’t so pretty right so now your brain has created this short cut pretty
brain has created this short cut pretty
brain has created this short cut pretty red burner means don’t touch don’t do it
red burner means don’t touch don’t do it
red burner means don’t touch don’t do it all right
all right
all right that’s a bias we’re not going to touch
that’s a bias we’re not going to touch
that’s a bias we’re not going to touch anything that looks hot that’s something
anything that looks hot that’s something
anything that looks hot that’s something that’s meant to protect us to protect
that’s meant to protect us to protect
that’s meant to protect us to protect ourselves so what we have is a situation
ourselves so what we have is a situation
ourselves so what we have is a situation in which our brain thinks that these
in which our brain thinks that these
in which our brain thinks that these biases these perspectives are meant to
biases these perspectives are meant to
biases these perspectives are meant to protect us so it becomes even more
protect us so it becomes even more
protect us so it becomes even more difficult to get over them so now that
difficult to get over them so now that
difficult to get over them so now that I’ve given you all that gloom and doom
I’ve given you all that gloom and doom
I’ve given you all that gloom and doom what can we do what can we do well what
what can we do what can we do well what
what can we do what can we do well what we can do is we’re gonna learn a new
we can do is we’re gonna learn a new
we can do is we’re gonna learn a new superpower you guys like that idea yeah
superpower you guys like that idea yeah
superpower you guys like that idea yeah oh come on yes yes we’re going to learn
oh come on yes yes we’re going to learn
oh come on yes yes we’re going to learn a new superpower and this superpower is
a new superpower and this superpower is
a new superpower and this superpower is gonna give you the tool you need to be
gonna give you the tool you need to be
gonna give you the tool you need to be able to help yourself
able to help yourself
able to help yourself bring down that bias cuz everybody’s got
bring down that bias cuz everybody’s got
bring down that bias cuz everybody’s got it I mean you talk to anybody and oh
it I mean you talk to anybody and oh
it I mean you talk to anybody and oh gosh those those darn red dogs they’re
gosh those those darn red dogs they’re
gosh those those darn red dogs they’re so annoying well do you know any red
so annoying well do you know any red
so annoying well do you know any red dogs no why how do you know they’re
dogs no why how do you know they’re
dogs no why how do you know they’re annoying I know it right everybody’s got
annoying I know it right everybody’s got
annoying I know it right everybody’s got by
by
by okay so we’re gonna use this tool to
okay so we’re gonna use this tool to
okay so we’re gonna use this tool to bring down our own bias and we’re also
bring down our own bias and we’re also
bring down our own bias and we’re also going to use it to change the world a
going to use it to change the world a
going to use it to change the world a little at a time so it’s very very easy
little at a time so it’s very very easy
little at a time so it’s very very easy four simple steps alright first of all
four simple steps alright first of all
four simple steps alright first of all and I’m just going to tell you what the
and I’m just going to tell you what the
and I’m just going to tell you what the steps are and then we’ll start we’re
steps are and then we’ll start we’re
steps are and then we’ll start we’re going to envision a situation that is
going to envision a situation that is
going to envision a situation that is really really upsets you second step
really really upsets you second step
really really upsets you second step we’re gonna say okay how angry on my
we’re gonna say okay how angry on my
we’re gonna say okay how angry on my third step we’re going to change that
third step we’re going to change that
third step we’re going to change that perspective and fourth step we’re gonna
perspective and fourth step we’re gonna
perspective and fourth step we’re gonna see well
see well
see well did my perspective change in how much
did my perspective change in how much
did my perspective change in how much sounds easy right you guys ready are you
sounds easy right you guys ready are you
sounds easy right you guys ready are you with me okay first thing I want you to
with me okay first thing I want you to
with me okay first thing I want you to do if you have to close your eyes fine
do if you have to close your eyes fine
do if you have to close your eyes fine but I want you to imagine a time some
but I want you to imagine a time some
but I want you to imagine a time some something that’s recent if you can maybe
something that’s recent if you can maybe
something that’s recent if you can maybe me being up here being all nasty to
me being up here being all nasty to
me being up here being all nasty to young people you could use that I want
young people you could use that I want
young people you could use that I want to imagine the time where you are so
to imagine the time where you are so
to imagine the time where you are so angry that you were like my gaskets
angry that you were like my gaskets
angry that you were like my gaskets gonna blow I just can’t believe maybe
gonna blow I just can’t believe maybe
gonna blow I just can’t believe maybe you had a fight with your roommate maybe
you had a fight with your roommate maybe
you had a fight with your roommate maybe had a fight with your parents or your
had a fight with your parents or your
had a fight with your parents or your siblings or your teacher got up here and
siblings or your teacher got up here and
siblings or your teacher got up here and said something you didn’t like
said something you didn’t like
said something you didn’t like I don’t know they’re probably in the
I don’t know they’re probably in the
I don’t know they’re probably in the room so I got to be careful so anything
room so I got to be careful so anything
room so I got to be careful so anything that just angered you to that point
that just angered you to that point
that just angered you to that point where you were not sure how you could
where you were not sure how you could
where you were not sure how you could ever imagine that situation in any
ever imagine that situation in any
ever imagine that situation in any different way alright now I want to to
different way alright now I want to to
different way alright now I want to to say though there’s a lot of traumatic
say though there’s a lot of traumatic
say though there’s a lot of traumatic events that people have had in their
events that people have had in their
events that people have had in their lives all right a lot of them and if
lives all right a lot of them and if
lives all right a lot of them and if it’s a traumatic event that it’s taken
it’s a traumatic event that it’s taken
it’s a traumatic event that it’s taken you months to get over or that you never
you months to get over or that you never
you months to get over or that you never want to think about again don’t do this
want to think about again don’t do this
want to think about again don’t do this now that’s not don’t do it now all right
now that’s not don’t do it now all right
now that’s not don’t do it now all right this is not the time for that kind of
this is not the time for that kind of
this is not the time for that kind of event but it is an event that that
event but it is an event that that
event but it is an event that that angers you a lot all right so does
angers you a lot all right so does
angers you a lot all right so does everybody have that event in their mind
everybody have that event in their mind
everybody have that event in their mind okay now what I want you to imagine is
okay now what I want you to imagine is
okay now what I want you to imagine is that this event was video recorded you
that this event was video recorded you
that this event was video recorded you didn’t know it and right now you can see
didn’t know it and right now you can see
didn’t know it and right now you can see it on a television screen it’s right in
it on a television screen it’s right in
it on a television screen it’s right in front of you imagine one of the old
front of you imagine one of the old
front of you imagine one of the old kinds with the frame around you guys are
kinds with the frame around you guys are
kinds with the frame around you guys are kind of young but I’m sure you’ve seen
kind of young but I’m sure you’ve seen
kind of young but I’m sure you’ve seen pictures with the frame around the
pictures with the frame around the
pictures with the frame around the television so this event is rolling in
television so this event is rolling in
television so this event is rolling in front of you in front of your mind
front of you in front of your mind
front of you in front of your mind now you guys probably won’t remember
now you guys probably won’t remember
now you guys probably won’t remember this but in my day there were little
this but in my day there were little
this but in my day there were little knobs you had to turn you’ve actually
knobs you had to turn you’ve actually
knobs you had to turn you’ve actually had to get up and go over the
had to get up and go over the
had to get up and go over the yeah you guys don’t remember okay but
yeah you guys don’t remember okay but
yeah you guys don’t remember okay but just imagine that there is a knob like a
just imagine that there is a knob like a
just imagine that there is a knob like a radio knob well that’s usually iPad but
radio knob well that’s usually iPad but
radio knob well that’s usually iPad but you know a radio knob on this frame okay
you know a radio knob on this frame okay
you know a radio knob on this frame okay now with this image in your mind if it
now with this image in your mind if it
now with this image in your mind if it is in color if it’s in color I want you
is in color if it’s in color I want you
is in color if it’s in color I want you to see yourself turning that knob down
to see yourself turning that knob down
to see yourself turning that knob down just a little bit so that the color of
just a little bit so that the color of
just a little bit so that the color of the image turns black and white if
the image turns black and white if
the image turns black and white if you’re already seeing it in in black and
you’re already seeing it in in black and
you’re already seeing it in in black and white I want you when the knob turns to
white I want you when the knob turns to
white I want you when the knob turns to kind of make it fuzzy like kinda you are
kind of make it fuzzy like kinda you are
kind of make it fuzzy like kinda you are and Miss mystic oh all right just turn
and Miss mystic oh all right just turn
and Miss mystic oh all right just turn that knob a little bit now a lot of
that knob a little bit now a lot of
that knob a little bit now a lot of people also will have things lined up in
people also will have things lined up in
people also will have things lined up in their face they’re like the the motion
their face they’re like the the motion
their face they’re like the the motion and you see hands waving and you see
and you see hands waving and you see
and you see hands waving and you see people going like this and if that’s
people going like this and if that’s
people going like this and if that’s what’s going on when you turn that knob
what’s going on when you turn that knob
what’s going on when you turn that knob I want you to pretend that you’re gonna
I want you to pretend that you’re gonna
I want you to pretend that you’re gonna view this image from a telescope or a
view this image from a telescope or a
view this image from a telescope or a binocular you can still see it I don’t
binocular you can still see it I don’t
binocular you can still see it I don’t want you to go too far where you can’t
want you to go too far where you can’t
want you to go too far where you can’t see it but you can still see that image
see it but you can still see that image
see it but you can still see that image but now it’s much further away all right
but now it’s much further away all right
but now it’s much further away all right now the next step is that if you’re
now the next step is that if you’re
now the next step is that if you’re hearing voices and you’re hearing people
hearing voices and you’re hearing people
hearing voices and you’re hearing people talking and you’re hearing chaos in the
talking and you’re hearing chaos in the
talking and you’re hearing chaos in the background when you turn that knob I
background when you turn that knob I
background when you turn that knob I want you to imagine that voice those
want you to imagine that voice those
want you to imagine that voice those voices getting really really soft you
voices getting really really soft you
voices getting really really soft you can still hear it she can’t hear it very
can still hear it she can’t hear it very
can still hear it she can’t hear it very well okay now for some people there are
well okay now for some people there are
well okay now for some people there are persons in our lives
persons in our lives
persons in our lives you’re so ingrained that even if we just
you’re so ingrained that even if we just
you’re so ingrained that even if we just still see their mouth going like this we
still see their mouth going like this we
still see their mouth going like this we can hear it even if we can’t hear their
can hear it even if we can’t hear their
can hear it even if we can’t hear their voice so if that’s what’s going on for
voice so if that’s what’s going on for
voice so if that’s what’s going on for you then every time you see the mouths
you then every time you see the mouths
you then every time you see the mouths move the mouth move I want to pretend
move the mouth move I want to pretend
move the mouth move I want to pretend this is a little Mickey Mouse voice and
this is a little Mickey Mouse voice and
this is a little Mickey Mouse voice and everybody’s documenting Mickey Mouse
everybody’s documenting Mickey Mouse
everybody’s documenting Mickey Mouse voice like this okay now thinking about
voice like this okay now thinking about
voice like this okay now thinking about how angry you were when we first started
how angry you were when we first started
how angry you were when we first started this exercise right how much better do
this exercise right how much better do
this exercise right how much better do you feel now
no response it must have been a total
no response it must have been a total bust did it help
bust did it help
bust did it help did it help okay so if that helped you
did it help okay so if that helped you
did it help okay so if that helped you imagine now what you can do with this
imagine now what you can do with this
imagine now what you can do with this tool to help yourself and to help others
tool to help yourself and to help others
tool to help yourself and to help others so you hear somebody talking to someone
so you hear somebody talking to someone
so you hear somebody talking to someone in a very nasty way and our first
in a very nasty way and our first
in a very nasty way and our first instinct is to come to their defense in
instinct is to come to their defense in
instinct is to come to their defense in two to get in broiled in this discussion
two to get in broiled in this discussion
two to get in broiled in this discussion that probably isn’t going to go anywhere
that probably isn’t going to go anywhere
that probably isn’t going to go anywhere but instead if we can step back and see
but instead if we can step back and see
but instead if we can step back and see the our perspective in a different way
the our perspective in a different way
the our perspective in a different way if we can see the image further away and
if we can see the image further away and
if we can see the image further away and we can turn down that volume it’s going
we can turn down that volume it’s going
we can turn down that volume it’s going to be less anxiety-ridden right and it’s
to be less anxiety-ridden right and it’s
to be less anxiety-ridden right and it’s going to allow us to be able to see
going to allow us to be able to see
going to allow us to be able to see things from a rational perspective and
things from a rational perspective and
things from a rational perspective and now we can say wait a minute
now we can say wait a minute
now we can say wait a minute anger is getting the best of this
anger is getting the best of this
anger is getting the best of this conversation what are we going to do are
conversation what are we going to do are
conversation what are we going to do are we going to stop right now and walk away
we going to stop right now and walk away
we going to stop right now and walk away and talk about it later or how are we
and talk about it later or how are we
and talk about it later or how are we going to handle this right the other
going to handle this right the other
going to handle this right the other thing you can do is you can practice
thing you can do is you can practice
thing you can do is you can practice practice practice practice on yourself
practice practice practice on yourself
practice practice practice on yourself if you see that you have a bias if you
if you see that you have a bias if you
if you see that you have a bias if you recognize it now that you know it’s out
recognize it now that you know it’s out
recognize it now that you know it’s out there and that you’re gonna have it you
there and that you’re gonna have it you
there and that you’re gonna have it you will see it believe me it’ll come it’ll
will see it believe me it’ll come it’ll
will see it believe me it’ll come it’ll pop up when that happens do this
pop up when that happens do this
pop up when that happens do this technique on your on your set on your
technique on your on your set on your
technique on your on your set on your own over and over and over until it’s so
own over and over and over until it’s so
own over and over and over until it’s so ingrained you don’t even have to think
ingrained you don’t even have to think
ingrained you don’t even have to think about it anymore
about it anymore
about it anymore and the next thing that you can do is
and the next thing that you can do is
and the next thing that you can do is teach everybody so if everyone in this
teach everybody so if everyone in this
teach everybody so if everyone in this room now has their superpower and you
room now has their superpower and you
room now has their superpower and you tell one other person your roommates
tell one other person your roommates
tell one other person your roommates your family members friends from home
your family members friends from home
your family members friends from home you tell one more person and now we have
you tell one more person and now we have
you tell one more person and now we have twice as many people who can have a
twice as many people who can have a
twice as many people who can have a better perspective because they have the
better perspective because they have the
better perspective because they have the tools to know how to do that right so
tools to know how to do that right so
tools to know how to do that right so one person at a time you can each change
one person at a time you can each change
one person at a time you can each change the world and make it a better place so
the world and make it a better place so
the world and make it a better place so go forth and use your superpower thank
go forth and use your superpower thank
go forth and use your superpower thank you very much
you very much
you very much you
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