No niceties. No buts. No caveats.
Just a period at the end.
Let it land, all on its lonesome.
Assume I’m a big enough grownup to handle it.
That I value clarity.
That I can get over my discomfort with the sharp edges of a one-word sentence.
And if I can’t, well..
that’s for me to sort out.
A whole lot of things would be a whole lot easier if relationships/environments felt safe enough — and people felt brave enough — to just say the darn thing.
[This post is inspired by a conversation with a group of design leaders about the importance of modeling the confidence to say “No” — and how that makes it okay for the rest of your team to do the same.]
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