•1 Exception thinking looks for or imagines an error, flaw, or imperfection and focuses on that as an entire event, experience, or situation.
•2 Integration thinking looks for or imagines agreement, a linkable piece, a part of some greater whole, a shared piece of a puzzle, or a similarity and then incorporates that into an entire event, experience, or situation.
•3 Exception thinking leads to aggression, complaining, conflict, division, divisiveness, emotional violence, gossip, and negative attitudes.
•4 Integration thinking leads to acceptance, emotional happiness, holism, peace, positive emotions, serenity, and understanding.
•5 Keep exception thinking in your toolbox because practicality requires its use in special circumstance, but mainly rely on integration thinking when permissible.