Bear Bressler’s Reviews > Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It > Status Update
Bear Bressler
is 37% done
This book keeps surprising me. Even though the message is strongly "don't make assumptions. Don't rely on your biases. Listen carefully, actively"
I have more biases than I thought. I'm a much less skilled listener than I thought. I find the practices in this book useful but not easy.
— Mar 23, 2026 08:26PM
I have more biases than I thought. I'm a much less skilled listener than I thought. I find the practices in this book useful but not easy.
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Bear Bressler
is 45% done
I'm starting to see why people think this book is manipulative techniques rather than biological, psychological wisdom.
It makes me think of the distrust of makeup, not knowing "what someone truly looks like". As if the only honest, truthful way of communicating was straightforward and stoic.
To me, he's explaining the art of real connection, using tools from therapists and other cultures.
— 14 hours, 46 min ago
It makes me think of the distrust of makeup, not knowing "what someone truly looks like". As if the only honest, truthful way of communicating was straightforward and stoic.
To me, he's explaining the art of real connection, using tools from therapists and other cultures.
Bear Bressler
is 10% done
I'm surprised at the style of writing: conversational and logical. Full of useful anecdotes and looking at multiple points of view for negotiation.
I've wanted to read this book for a while but now I feel so excited by it.
— Mar 21, 2026 07:27PM
I've wanted to read this book for a while but now I feel so excited by it.
