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I stopped saying ‘I’m fine’ and started saying what was actually happening, and the most surprising result wasn’t that people helped. It was how many of them visibly relaxed, like my honesty had given them permission to stop pretending too.

I stopped saying ‘I’m fine’ and started saying what was actually happening, and the most surprising result wasn’t that people helped. It was how many of them visibly relaxed, like my honesty had given them permission to stop pretending too.

AI Briefing

  • Honesty reduces burden on others
  • Others visibly relax when you stop pretending
  • Permission to be vulnerable is given
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