increasingly I can really instinctually feel what it's like when I say words, and my body doesn't believe it. things like: "oh, I really understand" or "that sounds difficult".
I think it, but my body isn't fully attuned to what I'm saying
are the words still worth saying?
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you can always look for more accurate words!
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haha - this is a good point. but is accuracy the goal? like, what if I have to say "my condolences" but I actually don't feel anything?
these days I am wondering how to gauge honesty vs. politeness
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you can try to look for something that’s both accurate and polite, that could be easier or harder depending on the situation. also i feel like condolences specifically are less about describing a ground truth about your true feelings and more about declaring an intent?
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ooo yeah it's a good point. accurate and polite is a good point to be at in general, huh. I think I overindexed only on accuracy lately, and now am swinging back to find that intersection
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generally speaking i find that the only way i know how to arrive at balanced moderation is to careen wildly first to one side and then the other, possibly multiple times. i like it that way. i get to really scope out the territory twitter.com/visakanv/statu…
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