No more fights?

I was at a conference a few months ago. One of the speakers had a great way to resolve conflicts:

If any two people are arguing, stop the argument, take 5 seconds to time out, and then argue for the other person.

Meaning...you have to argue for the other person from their point of view. Apparently, the speaker and his sibling never got into real fights because their parents forced them to resolve conflicts this way.

What an amazing way to gain more understanding of the person you're trying to communicate with



P.S. I don't even know what category to tag this in :p