Three generations. One very opinionated family.

4.1Looking directly at what happenedLooking directly is different from surrendering interpretive authority.9 min

4.2Event versus conclusionThe word ‘therefore’ often hides the largest leap in the story.9 min

4.3Why Grandma lets you cry before she asks what it meansGrandma lets emotion have a chair before she interrogates the conclusion.9 min

4.4When the current situation becomes “evidence”Current conditions become ‘evidence’ when they are asked to prove a much larger rule.9 min

4.5How our family talks about bad newsOur family disagrees about timing, but not about making room for the actual news.9 min

4.6Exercise: separate fact from forecastThis exercise gives facts and forecasts separate columns.7 min

When Circumstances Look Bad