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When feedback is not a gift

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Good conversations have lots of doorknobs

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Banning words won’t make the world more just

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The 5% Rule

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Wait vs. Interrupt Culture

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A gentler, better way to change minds

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Don't ignore the janitor

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Good conversations have lots of doorknobs

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Shamelessness as a strategy (2019)

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Why criticism lasts longer than praise

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A dirty dish by the sink can be a big marriage problem

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Are you nice or kind?

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Are you a baby? A litmus test

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The Shaming-Industrial Complex

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How we end up with different intuitions about problems

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Red Light Green Light

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“Latinx” is lexical imperialism

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Down the Rabbit Hole: The world of estranged parents' forums (2015)

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Opt Out of Cynicism

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The many gifts of awkward silence

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The benefits of not belonging

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How can we break our addiction to contempt?

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Willingness to look stupid

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How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to everyday life?

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Tact Filters (1996)

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“That Won't Work”

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Saying the Difficult Things

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Addiction to Outrage (2020)

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McDonald’s Theory on How Best to Rescue Conversations

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Talking out loud to yourself is a technology for thinking

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To listen well, get curious

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No More Misunderstandings: Paraphrasing – When, Why, and How

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On “White Fragility”

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The social obligation to be bad at things

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How to Put More “Character” into Your NPCs

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The Great Asshole Fallacy

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The Cost of Avoiding Sensitive Questions

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The Hierarchy of Cringe

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It’s Not Enough to Be Right – You Also Have to Be Kind

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Interested in improving your relationships? Try Nonviolent Communication

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Simple words that save lives: lessons from “expert talkers”

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Servants Without Masters

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The ABC's of Guiding the Child (1967) [pdf]

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The Relationship Between Profanity and Honesty (2017)

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I write fake online reviews

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“Be yourself” is terrible advice

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Tickling (2018)

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Ambient Cruelty

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The Problem with Feedback

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How not to say the wrong thing (2013)

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“It’s Easier To Ask Forgiveness Than To Get Permission”

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"Principles of Adult Behavior" by JP Barlow

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The reviewer’s fallacy: when critics aren’t critical enough

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I don’t want to be the pink elephant in the room

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For Shame: Why Americans Should Be Wary of Self-Esteem (1992)

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What I Heard from Trump Supporters

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It’s Easy to Make Enemies of People We Only Read About

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The unbearable smugness of the press

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Crocker's rules

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The smug style in American liberalism

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Nice People Really Do Have More Fun

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Am I Introverted, or Just Rude?

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Aristotle, “On Trolling”

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How to fend off a jerk

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The Essence of Peopling

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When Nerds Collide (2014)

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Personhood: A Game for Two or More Players

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Be Nice Or Leave

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The Tyranny of Structurelessness (1970)

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Radical Inclusion vs. Radical Self-Reliance at Burning Man

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I Know What You Think of Me

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This Story Stinks

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Be Nice to Those Who Serve You

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Karma is Real

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The Perfect Compliment

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Smart people don't think others are stupid

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Swearing

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Don't dumb girls down

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Viewers vs. Doers: The Rise of Spectatoritis

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Rule of Consulting: You can’t stop people from sticking beans up their nose

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Fish don't know they're in water

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Dating Denial of Service attack

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Sir, can you help me with this?

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The Crazy Lady Speaks

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You are Probably Mis-Diagnosing People as Stupid

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What-aboutery

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Good, Kind, Caring People Became the Bad Guys

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How not to say the wrong thing (2013)

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There's a place for everyone

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