owenfromcanada@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoWhat did you have to learn the hard way?message-squaremessage-square92linkfedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1107arrow-down1message-squareWhat did you have to learn the hard way?owenfromcanada@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square92linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDrunemeton@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up83arrow-down2·2 years agoBefore you share unasked for information with someone consider these two points: Is this a teachable moment? Does this person want to be taught? If the answer is No to either one or both, keep to yourself. In related news: Sometimes people want to vent, sometimes they want solutions. If you don’t know which one is needed it’s okay to ask!
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down1·2 years agoThere’s actually a 3 question test for this. Does this need to be said? Does this need to be said by me? Does this need to be said by me right now?
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·2 years agoit was explained to me one time as W.A.I.T Why Am I Talking
minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·2 years agoThis is all great advice that unfortunately I will not be able to take.
minus-squarefmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoYou forgot number 4: Will this person spread this misinformation to others? Don’t speak just to speak, speak for a purpose.
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·2 years agoRegarding the venting sometimes people don’t want a solution they just want to vent.
minus-squareNull User Object@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 years agoThat’s the point.
Before you share unasked for information with someone consider these two points:
If the answer is No to either one or both, keep to yourself.
In related news: Sometimes people want to vent, sometimes they want solutions. If you don’t know which one is needed it’s okay to ask!
There’s actually a 3 question test for this.
it was explained to me one time as W.A.I.T
Why
Am
I
Talking
This is all great advice that unfortunately I will not be able to take.
You forgot number 4:
Don’t speak just to speak, speak for a purpose.
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Regarding the venting sometimes people don’t want a solution they just want to vent.
That’s the point.
I feel called out D: