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9. Be Specific

Adam Bertram1  
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Evansville, IN, USA
 

Us humans tend to take a lot of shortcuts and assume many things and for good reason. We wouldn’t survive in this world if our brain had to pay attention to every input we receive on a daily basis. We naturally and automatically assign context to situations, conversations, and more. This is why a coworker can just begin talking about something that happened the previous day you were involved with and you can quickly pick up context. You don’t have to start a conversation like: “At 7:01 PM, you and I were in our office working late. I then rose from my chair and yelled over the cube….” Your ...

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