lets communicate better
A friend asked a Busy Guy to lead a project, and instead of saying yes or rejecting it, the Busy Guy said: “I can’t commit to that, but I can commit to thinking about it, and if I come up with something I’m excited about, I’ll do it.”
Such tact in that answer.
-DP
What I say matters. Learn to introduce yourself with pride, because it sticks with the receiver.
What value you deem for yourself is the base for what the world will value you as.
if you truly appreciate that comms is lossy and that misunderstanding is the default state then it becomes necessary to give people room to revise their imperfect lossy misunderstood statements
it becomes necessary to be patient and kind in order to understand anything or anyone
Visakan Veerasamyx.comput that subject line to work for you by making sure it’s always relevant and getting the true subject of the email across.
Aaron Mahnke • Frictionless Freelancing
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In the words of my late friend Jay Levinson, “Don’t change your story when you’re bored, or when your partner is bored, or when your team is bored. Change your story when your accountant is bored.”
Seth Godin • Boring to who?
This Substack should be a place for honest and useful conversation, on more or less any topic. But intentions matter.
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There will be an ironclad no-assholes policy, enforced with the apparent capriciousness of a bolt of lightning. If you ever find yourself wondering whether to say something vicious to another subscriber here, please take a moment to... See more
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