The costs of silence - Deepstash

The costs of silence

In the absence of data, people will make stuff up. Everybody draws conclusions when interacting with others. The less we reveal, the more others will fill in the blanks in order to make sense of what they see.

When we are too reserved with our feelings, we actually lose control over how we are seen.

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