Now that I went and read the article I can see the point better - particularly in conjunction with #4. Thing is that I've had just too many instances where people who were of the sort that were dicks and folks I needed to drop heaped criticism that wasn't valid and because I didn't have good self esteem at the time I took it all in and beat myself up more.
So, it's a bit of a button for me. On the other hand, in the context of the article, it reminds me of a saying my counselor has: "Communication is what comes back to you." His point being that no matter what you intended to communicate - what the other person heard is what was communicated.
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Date: 2008-01-31 04:06 am (UTC)So, it's a bit of a button for me. On the other hand, in the context of the article, it reminds me of a saying my counselor has: "Communication is what comes back to you." His point being that no matter what you intended to communicate - what the other person heard is what was communicated.