AFTER READING THE NEXT CONVERSATION: ARGUE LESS, TALK MORE BY JEFFERSON FISHER: 9 Lessons I Learned About Conflict, Communication, and Connection

AFTER READING THE NEXT CONVERSATION: ARGUE LESS, TALK MORE BY JEFFERSON FISHER: 9 Lessons I Learned About Conflict, Communication, and Connection – Tools for Healthier Dialogue (Personal Reflection) Let me tell you a story about a couple in Houston. Married twelve years. Two kids. Mortgage. The works. On a Tuesday evening—not unlike any other—they’re sitting across from each other in a quiet kitchen. A plate of pasta between them. The conversation starts with the dishwasher. It ends with someone storming out of the room. And if you ask either one of them what happened, they’ll both say the same thing: “We weren’t even arguing.” That’s the curious part. We think conflict begins with yelling, but often, it starts in silence—small silences. A withheld opinion. A delayed response. A tension that builds not from what’s said, but from what’s left unsaid. We tell ourselves we’re being polite, mature even. But what we’re really doing is letting resentment thicken like fog. This book is not about mastering debates or learning how to win verbal duels. It’s about that fog. About how we get lost in it. And about the small shifts—the barely noticeable turns of phrase, the pauses, the reframing—that can suddenly bring clarity. Grab a copy of this book now!