to communicate well
musings, examples, and insights on good communication
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to communicate well
There are five apology languages:
Expressing regret (“I feel ashamed for how I hurt you.”)
Accepting responsibility (“I was wrong for doing that to you.”)
Genuinely repent (“I can only imagine how much pain I caused, I am so sorry. I won’t do that again. Next time, I will do _____ differently.”)
Making restitution (“This is how I will make it up to you
stumbled across in an Experimental History substack article
Closed questions are also bad questions. Instead of surrendering power, the questioner is imposing a limit on how the question can be answered.
David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
I have the secret to how to get the best help immediately from any customer service, like the phone company or the bank or anything. I have the best line, it always works. You want to know what it is? When I call, I say, “Hello. I am Hans Rosling and I have made a mistake.” People immediately want to help you when you put it this way. You get much... See more