When asked for validation, provide feedback. When asked for feedback, provide validation. Unless you aren’t invested in them, in which case give them what they ask for.
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The anti-Taleb.
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Never judge those you befriend and never befriend those you have to judge.
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That’s why you make the big physics bucks. Only one to recognize the symmetry. 🏆
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Hey, so now that I have checked out: I’m parked in the mall lot. Here’s the stub…
[loudspeaker emits high-pitched screech]
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I tried this with a friend recently when he was seeking validation... And he did not like it one bit
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What do you do when people ask you to validate their sense that you're invested in them? If you offer them feedback, that's validation. If you offer them validation, that's feedback.
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