Four ways to kick the polarized partisan habit

How you can do what President Obama has asked the nation to do: move beyond the political blame game to constructive conversation.

2. Fight for Technicolor

• Don't reduce everyone and everything to black and white. Stand up for the multicolored reality of yourself and others.

• Listen to your internal dialogue in thinking about people who disagree with you. Have you developed mental habits that narrow the spectrum you see?

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