You can be direct without being brutal. Any variant that invites perspective sharing rather than brutality works fine to accomplish almost any direct feedback.

You can be direct without being brutal. Any variant that invites perspective sharing rather than brutality works fine to accomplish almost any direct feedback. (IE brutality usually does not admit the possibility others may have a different perspective. You are going to get a lot farther in changing/helping people if you listen to their perspective instead of just yours)