{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5a481aca95dfbf9d13d4dc6f/5db7b93b749df0524ea817b0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"238: The Worst Problem in the World and the Environment","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5a481aca95dfbf9d13d4dc6f/1572321561167-594361b5d62dc5b30587f4fbb987ca64.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Here are the notes I read from for this episode. I've talked about what I call The Worst Problem in the World for about ten years, so I'm used to it and worked from scarce notes.</p><ul><li>The problem</li><li>Example: Germans and Jamaicans</li><li>In environment: people say others don't care</li><li>Makes people feel misunderstood, disengage, makes you seem judgmental</li><li>Repels people we want to help most</li><li>What to do instead: respond with curiosity</li><li>When I don't understand someone, I can learn from them</li><li>My multi-month conversation with a skeptic taught me more about my understanding than with any supporter</li><li>More than improve understanding about environment, helped me improve my ability to lead others</li><li>My original post from almost ten years ago, <a href=\"http://joshuaspodek.com/the_worst_problem_in_the_world\" target=\"_blank\">The Worst Problem In The World</a></li><li>A <a href=\"http://joshuaspodek.com/video-worst-problem-world\" target=\"_blank\">video I did</a> on The Worst Problem in the World</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Joshua Spodek: Author, Speaker, Professor"}