Persuasion

Persuasion is better than shaming because it changes people’s minds.

Persuasion is the ability to emotionally & rationally (there’s a difference) influence your dialogue partner to freely choose to adopt your point of view. 

Persuasion requires trust.

Persuasion requires real-in-human-flesh relationships with people who think differently than you.

Persuasion can happen when you are patient, kind, slow to speak your opinion, honoring to your opponent, and of course, when you aren’t easily angered.

If you want to make a difference between now and 2020, learn to persuade the people you know within the context of trusting friendships.