Are You a Jerk, or a Liar?
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Are You a Jerk, or a Liar?
People are so used to others being indirect and phony that clear direct communication appears aggressive.
I met a man recently who had been described to me as having a reality distortion field. I watched him closely. I think he noticed.
he had a very easy demeanor and calibrated his level of jocularity to the audience. he also sounded to me like he was testing, looking for concepts to bond over. as if he were saying: do... See more
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When communicating in any intimate relationship, it’s important to strive to be both honest and tactful. I say this as someone who struggled to be fully honest in relationships for most of my life. I was squarely in the “inauthentic” quadrant—I was always tactful, but I didn’t always communicate my internal state, because I figured “Well, it’s not... See more