A one-sheet on posture toward the people around you The principle, and its known failure Jon Postel wrote it for computers talking to each other: send strictly correct output, accept anything you can reasonably interpret. It let a fragile early internet work despite everyone's software being slightly wrong. Engineers later turned against it. Broken implementations … Continue reading Be Conservative in What You Send, Liberal in What You Receive
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When Someone Talks About Your Feelings Instead of Your Argument
You're in a conversation. You've made a point — something specific, evidence-based, maybe uncomfortable for the other person to hear. They don't refute it. Instead, they say something like: "You seem really upset about this." "Let's try to keep this calm." "I'm sensing some hostility." "Why are you so worked up?" "Take a breath." Notice … Continue reading When Someone Talks About Your Feelings Instead of Your Argument
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