Friday, August 26, 2022

The Personal Dictionary

 



Each of us has a personalized dictionary. Over time, we hope that people who know us in our business and personal lives have a grasp on what we mean when we say certain things or take certain positions.

Here are some tricky examples from my own dictionary:

  • "I believe that is the best course of action" means "I STRONGLY BELIEVE that is the BEST course of action."
  • "I don't think that is a good idea" may be my little way of saying "Are you out of your mind?"
  • On the other hand, "I don't have any preference on where we should go for dinner" means "I don't have any preference on where we should go for dinner."
[Photo by Joshua Hoehne at Unsplash]

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