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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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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