Like to guess
There are deadlines and then there are deadlines.
Most deadlines are wishes, conveniences, designed to generate some kind of focus and just enough urgency to get…
Would you rather know or would you like to guess? Too easy. What about those around you? Same, right?
Everybody wants to know.
And it’s better for everyone if they do.
Except, a lot of people (you?) think it’s better if they don’t know. If you drip feed them, if you let them work on what they imagine could to be true. It might be the truth, or a version of the truth, a self-protection mechanism that stops them worrying for a while. So they can get on with what you want them to do.
Except, they will worry. Which means they’ll pull back. Won’t commit. Will hedge.
You do the same when you’re in their shoes.
They do it, you do it, use our judgement.
Skippy strategy: Whenever you can, give them the benefit of the doubt, and shine the light on the whole truth.
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