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"Just" a New Technique By Joe Lester This technique is to minimize of the impact of the words or situation stated. It is a great technique because of its simplicity and the way “just” is used naturally in the English language. An Arkansas Utilization: Actual experience while writing this: Setting: I am writing this is a coffee shop while sitting in a large unreserved meeting room to get away from some of the distractions. The rules of occupying this room is; “who ever get there first has rights to it as long as it is not reserved”. This room is unreserved. Through the door I see a large group come in and they are rearranging the tables to accommodate themselves. I catch eye contact with one of the people and say “you can have this room you are a large group and I am “just” one person. I gather my stuff and leave to let them occupy the room. One person is important, but I used “just” to minimize my position so they would not have any reservations to my offer. This group was so appreciative that they bought my coffee. Therapeutic Utilization: Client: I am so stressed, I have a final that I have to study for and I have not been able to concentrate.
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