Stick With It Stories: Monica Guzman of Braver Angels on the Power of Curiosity to Bridge Divides
b'Our \\u201cStick With It\\u201d series on the Top of Mind podcast continues with Monica Guzman, senior fellow at Braver Angels, host of A Braver Way podcast and author of \\u201cI Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times.\\u201d Guzman (a liberal) describes how countless political conversations with her parents (who voted for Trump twice) helped her understand the power of curiosity to bridge differences and reduce polarization. In this podcast conversation, Monica Guzman shares practical tips, starting with asking ourselves \\u201cWhat am I missing?\\u201d when we encounter a perspective that challenges us. \\u201cCertainty is the arch-villain of curiosity,\\u201d says Guzman. \\u201cCuriosity gets sparked at the gap between what you know and what you want to know. Asking \\u2018What am I missing?\\u2019 acknowledges the fact that in most cases you are probably missing something. So it gets your mind to get curious about the gaps that it\\u2019s refusing to see.\\u201d \\n\\nTop of Mind would love to hear your Stick With It story. Can you think of a time when you felt your perspective or worldview challenged and, instead of getting defensive, you chose to lean into the discomfort \\u2013 and you\\u2019re glad you did? Email your story to topofmind@byu.edu.'