Learn more about personaldevelopment with this collection
How to use storytelling to connect with others
The psychology behind storytelling
How to craft compelling stories
Point out the good
Compliment sandwiches don’t really work because everyone knows what’s coming after the first bit of praise. However, there is something to be said for finding the good and highlighting it.
- Compliment, hammer, then reframe the compliment. Ugh.
- It’s important to note is that there is always something good you can point out, even if it’s just the effort or intent. Just because something doesn’t work out or was a flop doesn’t mean everything about it was a fail.
- Find the good and recognize it.
46
212 reads
MORE IDEAS ON THIS
Rinse and repeat (pay it forward)
The bottom line is that once you begin the practice of being radically candid, it will become your new way to operate. That’s likely to be your nerves at play, so just hang in there and you’ll improve.
The more you follow this practice, the more you build that muscle for y...
45
183 reads
Tell people what they need to hear, not what they want to hear.
Easier said than done, but once you do it, you’ll never go back to being a word-mincing mush mouth again.
- It’s truth time. And it’s starting to feel good.
- There are plenty of reasons to put off the hard talk or telling someone you care about that it’s time to f...
46
488 reads
Clarify why
- What’s the reason for dropping this truth bomb? Is it to address their career growth, their health, their relationship? You need to be crystal clear & make sure it is at the heart of the conversation.
- Why does it...
45
184 reads
Start with caring personally
Based on Radical Candor, you have to start by caring personally:
- You need to know someone on a personal level, know their dreams, fears, and struggles, as well as what matters to them in life.
Knowing what drives a person an...
49
386 reads
Tell the truth
None of this candor stuff works unless you’re telling the truth. That’s job one. Since the truth can be a bitter pill, we tend to embellish it a little bit, and before you know it, it bears little resemblance to the actual truth.
- That doesn’t mean that you should zing ...
46
209 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
No one likes to have the hard talk. If you handle it right, it will make you the best leader in a company, and the best friend anyone could have.
“
Related collections
Other curated ideas on this topic:
Don’t Confuse Busyness with Productivity
Just because you’re doing something doesn’t mean it’s worth doing. You need to figure out what’s important and what’s not.
If you’re going to spend the time learning how to focus, then do it on something that has a high return for the effort involved.
It’s Not The Cards
A good poker player is not dependent on luck of the draw, and on the other player's mistakes to win. It’s about how you play.
Any investor knows that the business will do well not because it’s a great idea, but because there is something he sees in the businessman.
Getting into the mindset
- Become a beginner: There will be an adjustment period, and that’s good!
- Respect flash fiction as its own form
- Just because it’s short doesn’t mean it’s flash fiction
- Don’t try to butcher a longer piece and pas...
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates