Communication

Every message is a hook, and anything you write may one day be read aloud by a stranger. How do you answer hostility without feeding it, and without falling silent?

Patterns · Communication

Should You Tell Them What Is Wrong With Them?

You have found the word that explains everything. The case for never saying it aloud, and what to say in its place.

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Communication

How Do You Answer a Message Written to Hurt You?

Four hundred words of insult with one real question buried inside. A four-letter method for the reply.

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