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A good mnemonic I was told once was HTTP: Helpful? True? right Time? right Place? If any of those is a No, then confrontation will likely not be helpful.
by phamilton 5y ago
A good mnemonic I was told once was HTTP:
Helpful?
True?
right Time?
right Place?
If any of those is a No, then confrontation will likely not be helpful.
- olalonde 5y agoThat's the most HN comment I have read in a while.
- bumby 5y agoThis is right inline with the Buddhist suggestion of not speaking unless the five conditions below are met. "It is spoken at the right time. It is spoken in truth. It is spoken affectionately. It is spoken beneficially. It is spoken with a mind of good-will"
- phamilton 5y agoYeah, this was directly adapted from that.