NYT writer and commentator David Brooks on how to ask questions that inspire storytelling, promote understanding, and sustain connection in conflict.
In David Brooks’ latest book—How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen—he writes: “In how you see me, I will learn to see myself.” When I asked who illustrated this in his own life, he shared a story about his grandfather. “Whenever I showed him my writing, as early as first grade, he would respond very positively.