Podcasts Education Self-Improvement The Overwhelmed Brain Getting the Big Picture in Arguments, Honoring Personal Boundaries with Parents, and Creating the Life You Want

Getting the Big Picture in Arguments, Honoring Personal Boundaries with Parents, and Creating the Life You Want

Published: Nov. 1, 2015, 6 a.m.

b'Stepping out of the details so that you can see a bigger picture is one of the best ways to end an argument. When you "chunk up" into a broader perspective instead of staying "chunked down" and embroiled in the details, you\'re able to step out of all the negative emotional energy about the situation. For the Ask Paul segment, a listener who just graduated college wrote and asked about honoring his personal boundaries with his parents and how to get along with a family member who doesn\'t seem to like him. The final segment, "What\'s In The Box?" is where we talk about what it really means to "create the life you want"'