Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Non violent communications
Last week, after another round of unpleasant conversation with my mom, I finally made up my mind to read the book nonviolent communications. This is the type of book that would never pick up in a library .At my first glimpse of the name, I felt it is an overly cutesy “self- help book”and I put it aside for years. Even I almost quitted it after the first pages of couplets / cheesy poems, I continued on and I glad I did. After reading for a while, I found it is a method for you to get empathy to yourself & others, rather than simple skills to save yourself

Non violent communications
Last week, after another round of unpleasant conversation with my mom, I finally made up my mind to read the book Nonviolent Communications. This is the type of book that I would never pick up in a library. At my first glimpse of the name / My first thoughts about the name were, I felt it was an overly cutesy “self- help book”and I put it aside for years. I even almost quit / gave up after the first pages of couplets / cheesy poems, but I continued on and I’m glad I did. After reading for a while, I found it is a method for you to get empathize with yourself & others, rather than just being simple skills to save yourself.

Grammar

i want to hear it out – I want to hear them out / please hear me out! 

she’s a similar age with me – similar to me / a little different to me 

rather than
eg. I prefer to drink coffee rather than milk
eg2. I prefer to drink coffee rather than drinking milk

quit – quit – have quit

Vocabulary

my reaction is too much – i overreacted

quarrel / fight / argue / bicker (nagging and little fights )

they bottle up their emotions