Does Success in Life Require Compromise? by Elan Journo

Compromise is widely seen as essential to success in life. To have healthy, meaningful relationships, we’re advised to find a middle-ground. In the workplace, we hear, it’s vital that we compromise. And in the words of one long-time politician, in Washington “if you want to get along, you have to go along.” At the same time, however, it’s clear that not every compromise leads to a win-win outcomes. Sometimes, a compromise is toxic to a relationship. Or, it can sink your business. And, in politics, some compromises can be truly disastrous. Sometimes you need to say no — and stand your ground. But when? How can you figure out which compromises lead to healthy, win-win outcomes, and which ones don’t? The philosopher Ayn Rand offers a powerfully clarifying analysis of compromise, which can guide us in navigating our relationships, work, and life.

Join Elan Journo as he explores another one of life’s big questions: Does success in life require compromise?

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[Reidsmith]

In the teacher example, would it be proper to say that you would teach this with the proviso that you don't agree but put it forth as a belief held by others?

[neilstone]

5:13 what do you mean by give in? Depending on what you are compromising on you could discover that you were partially wrong so you are compromising by accepting the new information and shaping your views accordingly

[neilstone]

13:12 there are many Christians who accept evolution as a fact. Many call it theistic evolution and believe that god used evolution

[neilstone]

I suppose the answer is it depends. In specific situations compromise may be the only solution to avoiding a situation that could violate the non aggression principle, and in others a compromise could be the violation

[neilstone]

4:57 I ask myself how we could find common ground, if it would require one person give up more than the other person, and what the long term effects of the compromise could be

[SpacePatrollerLaser]

Who was it that said "in any compromise between food and poison. the winner is death" and "to surrender [one's principles] by one inch is to surrender totally' I recommed "The Anotmy of Compromise"

[justifiably_stupid]

I signed up for the webinar for 2 weeks in a row and havent been given a text or email with the Zoom session information :-/
How can i get into these live webinars on Saturdays at 8am PST?