Take Bono’s advice… Bono believes you don’t have to agree with someone on everything — just one thing, if it matters enough. In a world where every disagreement feels like a judgement of your character, that can be hard to swallow. But he’s right. Listening doesn’t mean you’re conceding the argument. It doesn’t mean you’re legitimizing harmful ideas. It means you’re daring to see the human being behind the opinions. As activist Valarie Kaur says, “To listen to the other side does not grant them legitimacy. It offers them humanity — and preserves our own.” Deep listening, she calls it, is an act of surrender. Not a surrender of your values, but of your certainty that you already know everything worth knowing. #Politics #Humanity #Empathy #Insight