Yes, but...

...is more of a but than a yes.

Lawyers use this all the time. It's part of their job, supposedly.

And even with lawyers, we'd get better conversations, and hence resolutions, if we switch to "Yes, and..."

Yes, I listened to you. And I want to add this.

It's awkward at first, just like any skill worth practicing is. You'll see the but come by default and then you'd have to consciously change it to an and.

PS. Claude made me change line 3 which started with a But to an And... And that's the point.