Category Archives: Agreements

What the car hire companies don’t want you to know.

I was talking to a young woman yesterday and I told her that I wrote a book on how to have the idea relationship. She then put me on the spot and asked me if I can tell her in … Continue reading →

Or Why Viagra is Selling So Well. After  about 40 years of wondering, I just worked out who should chat UP whom. The problem was that I was asking the wrong question. I was asking who should initiate. Wrong! Better … Continue reading →

This is the story of my journey to discover what conversation is really for. At 23, while traveling around Australia with a mate, in a Kombi, we got as far as Perth from Melbourne and we were converted to born … Continue reading →

Dear Pru Goward, I was just watching you on One Plus One and noticed that you mentioned that you are against same sex marriage because marriage historically is important to you. I think that you are just using this word … Continue reading →

I think disputes are caused by uncertainty (non-agreement) and our biases increase during this uncertain time out of fear of losing ourself (potential) and the other (existent), and making it more difficult to form agreements. Then, by understanding this about uncertainty … Continue reading →

I was speaking with a couple of civil engineers tonight that specialised in bridge design. She told me that she had tried a number of her bridge designs to date, with each one lasting only a couple of years before … Continue reading →

I think our bias is powered by our fear of losing our self (potential) and the fear of losing the other (existent) or is it our fears that that power our bias. Either way it drives us to seek feedback from … Continue reading →

A real conversation, to me, has the excitement and uncertainty of a well moderated dispute. Any takers?