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3 questions better than should

3 questions better than should

The word should can be problematic in many conversations but especially when you’re working together as a team. Ask these questions instead.

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Katie Burkhart
Apr 24, 2023
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Hawk faced woman looks down on her laptop as she works from her couch
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I try to avoid using the word should.

There are worse words in the dictionary, but this word occupies a special place for me.

When I use the word should, as in “I should exercise today…” while I’m sinking into my couch, I’m telling myself something I already know. The word should provides space in the form of an out-of-body …

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