Civil Unity

Civil Unity

The Radical Path to Transform Our Discourse, Our Lives, and Our World

Richards, Shola

Advantage Media Group

11/2024

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Introduction

The Real Decision
Transforming Our Discourse, Our Lives, and Our World
Why I'm Writing This Book and the Hard Questions About Civility
Ok, The Real Reason Why I'm Writing This Book

Part 1: The Foundation

Chapter 1: What is Civility, and Why Should We Care?
Living in Fear
The Search for Civility, Acceptance, and Death
The Strength in Kindness
The Active Demonstration of Respect Toward Others
The Ability to Disagree without Disrespect
Sounding The Alarm

Chapter 2: The Abyss of Indifference
Indifference and the Shrug Squad
Reason #1: Overwhelmed with Stress
Reason #2: Someone Else Will Fix It
Reason #3: Easily Influenced Not to Care
Indifference is the Enemy

Chapter 3: Killing the #1 Myth of Civility
Civility In Unlikely Places
The Ineffectiveness of Our Current Disagreements
Entropy and Intentional Consistent Interventions
Disagreeing Strategically
The Power of Civil Discourse
Intentional Consistent Interventions' Overview
Intentional Consistent Intervention #1: Setting the Ground Rules

Part 2: The Work

Chapter 4: The Inner Work
Building Resilience and Reimagining Self-Care
How to Address "Being Overwhelmed by Stress"
Building Your Crew
How to Address "Someone Else Will Fix It"
Controlling the Controllables
How to Address "Being Easily Influenced Not to Care"
Removing Toxic Influences
Emotional Regulation
Preparing For The Outer Work
Intentional Consistent Intervention #2: Tough Love Self-Care
Intentional Consistent Intervention #3: Reinforce or Recruit Your Crew
Intentional Consistent Intervention #4: The Six-and-Six Rule and The Control Questions
Intentional Consistent Intervention #5: Scan Headlines
Intentional Consistent Intervention #6: Break The Cycle
Intentional Consistent Intervention #7: The Seven-Day Detox
Intentional Consistent Intervention #8: Fountain Versus Drain
Intentional Consistent Intervention #9: No Phone Zone
Intentional Consistent Intervention #10: Become Antisocial
Intentional Consistent Intervention #11: Know Your Triggers
Intentional Consistent Intervention #12: Breathe and Speak
Intentional Consistent Intervention #13: Reframe

Chapter 5: Defeating Misinformation and Disinformation
Critical Thinking and Intellectual Humility
The Speed of Deception
Shutting Down Misinformation and Disinformation
Intentional Consistent Intervention #14: Stay Humble
Intentional Consistent Intervention #15: Verify, Verify, Verify!
Intentional Consistent Intervention #16: Read Laterally
Intentional Consistent Intervention #17: Cross-Reference

Chapter 6: Changing How We Think
Why I Never Walk Alone
The Aftermath and the Need to Change How We Think
Recognizing Logical Fallacies
Addressing Logical Fallacies with HIT
Overcoming Implicit Bias
Addressing Implicit Bias with FLOW
Intentional Consistent Intervention #18: HIT Them With Logic
Intentional Consistent Intervention #19: Go With The FLOW

Part 3: The Healing

Chapter 7: We Don't Need to Change the World to Change the World
Changing a Few Hearts and Minds
Avoiding the Boomerang
The Key To Bridging Ideological Divides And Disagreeing More Effectively
The Bees, The Flies, and The Ants
Intentional Consistent Intervention #20: The Common Cure

Chapter 8: Workplace Toxicity, Intolerance, and Radicalization
Extremely Difficult Situations
The Incivility of the Workplace
The Incivility of Intolerance
The Incivility of Radicalization
Intentional Consistent Intervention #21: Standards Versus Expectations
Intentional Consistent Intervention #22: Impact Versus Intent
Intentional Consistent Intervention #23: What Do You Mean By That?
Intentional Consistent Intervention #24: Be an Upstander
Intentional Consistent Intervention #25: Radical Civility

Chapter 9: When Civility Feels Impossible
Forgiveness: Debunking Myths and Difficult Questions
Is It Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is It Possible to Forgive Someone Who Isn't Sorry For What They Did?
What If I Can't Forgive Myself For What Happened?
Is Anything Unforgiveable?
Intentional Consistent Intervention #26: Forgive or Not

Conclusion
The Unlikely Encounter
Give Life or Drain It
Healing What Is Broken
Acknowledgments
About the Author
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Civility;Kindness;Leadership;Communication;Conflict resolution;Critical thinking;Teamwork;Social psychology;Mental health;Social skills