January 08, 2010

About The Need To Be Heard


"He must be very ignorant because he answers every question he is asked."

Voltaire
18th century French writer


Notice Voltaire draws no distinction between answering correctly and incorrectly.

One of the hardest concepts I see younger workers struggling with is that sometimes less (from them) really is more.


3 comments :

  1. i agree but it's not just young people and it's not a gender thing. some people just need to be heard, and to them, whether or not they should be doesn't matter.

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  2. Recently, I heard someone give the very useful advice, "if you feel the need to add one more thing, you've probably already said too much".

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