Category: Being

Are You Mitigating Your Speech? You Can Do Better

Have you ever shared an idea by starting with, “this may not be true, but…” or “this might be a bad idea, but…” or “this might sound crazy, but….” This is called “mitigating speech,” or…

Strive for Kindness

Being nice is fine. It’s good to be agreeable in new situations. It’s good to be polite to people you don’t know.

Except when it’s not. Except when you need to look out for yourself, or someone is being a creep, or smiling feels fake because it’s a serious situation.