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How To Be More Straightforward
- We should notice and learn about the origins of our behavior
- We can remind ourselves that our circumstances have changed: the dangers that gave birth to our complicated manner of expression are gone. People won't get upset if we tell them how we feel. And if someone does, then as a final option, we can always walk away.
- We should be able to recognize that our complicated behavior doesn't please people in reality; most of the people we deal it would prefer to hear our true opinion, even if they get frustrated with it at first.
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Straightforward People
When we're around straightforward people we know exactly what the issues are from the start. They know what they want and they are not afraid to state it:
- There is no need to guess and decode their intentions
- If they don't want to do something, they ...
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The Problem With Complicated People
They are the opposite of straightforward people. They are very hesitant about the validity of their own desires and that is why they are not capable of letting the people around them know how they really feel.
- They appear to agree with everything you are saying, but ...
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What Stops Us From Speaking Up
The root cause of our complicated behavior is not that we're bad people or manipulative. We're just afraid of how people would respond if our real intentions would be known.
- This fear can come from our childhood, if our caregivers gave us the impression that there wa...
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We don't have to stay complicated
We can change by noticing and growing curious about the origins of our habitual evasiveness. We can realise that no one will shout at us if we reveal our aspirations. Or if they do, we can walk away.
We can also recognise that our complicated behaviour doe...
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