ACCELERATOR #10
Communicating Properly
The gift of language is something like being your own boss, in that the good news and bad news are basically the same. In this case, the good news is we humans have the capacity to communicate more effectively than any other species on Earth (as far as we know), and we can use it for great good. The bad news? We have the capacity to communicate more effectively than any other species on Earth, and we waste it on stupid things.
In fact, it’s a wonder that we ever get anything done at all, considering our tendency to warp or otherwise get wrong even the simplest of statements or orders. Sometimes just repeating something in the wrong tone of voice can cause problems, and it’s far too easy for words to be accidentally ...
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