Yielding is strategic, not just for bullying, but for any negative interaction really. Even if you are just yielding to get away, you are still using yielding strategically. Yielding is not a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of intelligence and strength. Use it wisely.
If you learn anything from the current Republican primary – let it be this. Fighting back against a bully really doesn’t work. Rubio and Jeb! are proof of that.
People in the west tend to think of yielding as weakness. We are supposed to stand up to bullies and confront them. But sometimes you win by not fighting and this is true with bullies. If you fight them, they win. But if you yield strategically you reset the interaction so that you are in control of it.
While not everyone behaves well with others, that doesn’t mean we should lower our standards. Today is Christmas Eve. Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, you are aware of it. …
