Talk with the other person. ...
Focus on behavior and events, not on personalities. ...
Listen carefully. ...
Identify points of agreement and disagreement. ...
Prioritize the areas of conflict. ...
Develop a plan to work on each conflict. ...
Follow through on your plan. ...
Build on your success.
Answer:
“‘I'm not going to play anymore,’ I said nonchalantly. ‘Why should I? I'm not a genius.’”
Explanation:
Answer: It isn't that he is afraid to fight. His concern stems from an oracle's prophecy predicting that if he fights, his post-war journey home will take a really long time. Odysseus doesn't want to leave his family for such a long time, so he pretends to be a lunatic. His efforts to avoid the conflict fail.
Explanation: