Talk about what you love, not what you don’t
Remember the game "Telephone"? The game where someone would whisper a phrase in their neighbor's ear which would then be passed quietly around the "neighborhood", hopefully emerging at the end of the circle unscathed? Inevitably, the phrase went awry at some point. Or, a participant who was just trying to be funny altered it for dramatic effect. Either way, the message got screwed, right? This is what happens when we talk about what we dislike, rather than focusing on what we love. I know firsthand. Years ago, not realizing the majority of my professional livelihood would depend on free social [...]