If empiricism helps us to productively relate directly to reality, and subjectivity brings that relationship to life, what is objectivity all about? You could think of objectivity as the active or causal partner to subjectivity. Subjectivity would then be the passive or receptive aspect of our relationship to reality. By understanding both subjectivity and objectivity we can relate holistically to reality. The sophisticated framing of subjectivity from the previous chapter and the robust outline of objectivity in this chapter will equip you to take reality in and formulate your intentions with clarity.

Here’s what we’ll address:

• what intelligence is, why it matters, and how it changes
• what intelligence has to do with conflict and your safety
• having objectives (logic and purpose)
• methods of analysis and synthesis
• qualitative and quantitative objective assessment, almost a false dichotomy
• mundane examples of objectivity
• safety third, an important tangent
• frameworks, how we make objectivity efficient
• examples of objectivity in interpersonal conflict
• examples of objectivity in dealing with threats
• why objectivity is the cure for learned helplessness

The rest of this chapter will become available following the success of this Kickstarter campaign.

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