Dare Obasanjo on Nostr: Many people in tech practice brutal honesty. The problem with “brutal honesty” is ...
Many people in tech practice brutal honesty.
The problem with “brutal honesty” is that people will focus on the brutal part of your feedback not the honesty. So regardless of how valid your comments, you end up antagonizing them.
I recommend to people to practice being “direct yet kind” instead. Start from a place of curiosity and wanting to help before sharing criticism. It lands better when people see you as empathetic and genuinely trying to help.
The problem with “brutal honesty” is that people will focus on the brutal part of your feedback not the honesty. So regardless of how valid your comments, you end up antagonizing them.
I recommend to people to practice being “direct yet kind” instead. Start from a place of curiosity and wanting to help before sharing criticism. It lands better when people see you as empathetic and genuinely trying to help.