Why So Many People Avoid Conflict Analysis

Why do so many people avoid conflict?

We worry that we might look stupid saying something that might cause conflict. A lot of people avoid because they are afraid of what might come from the conflict.

Do you think that resolving conflict is a skill you can learn?

I think it can be a skill to learn because conflict can be a healthy part of a relationship. It beginnings with paying attention to your inner feelings and being bold to say something. You can start with being aware and then working up to the boldness. We can't always sit back and watch something fall apart the willingness to say something is important.

More often than not, RAs handle conflicts between roommates. The speaker talks about how love is a component to being able to

disagree with someone. Do you think that "love" is a part of a roommate pairing?

I think you ultimately have to care about someone to have conflict with people. There would not be a roommate disagreement if their was not some component of love involved. If they both did not care for eachother they would tend to do their own thing. Since they care about each other they have the willingness be bold and show that they are upset. I think most roommate pairings their conflict comes from a love aspect some that are ghosts may not, but most of the time to disagree you have to know the person well enough to speak out and by that time you show some type of care for them.

In this video, the presenter talks about how 85% of employees will avoid conflict. Do you find that to be realistic? Why or why not?

I think this is very true a lot of times when it comes to a work scenario people are afraid of getting fired, so they will find every opportunity to avoid conflict. Even if someone is miserable they have this mindset that it's only them and saying something may look stupid. When a job may be on the line people do crazy things to avoid getting fired.