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This last year I have made a conscious effort that whenever I use the word 'just' in communicating at work I stop. It has taken some time and introspection but
by K2h 14y ago
This last year I have made a conscious effort that whenever I use the word 'just' in communicating at work I stop. It has taken some time and introspection but for me personally when I prefface a statement with "... just do.." it follows with a statement I have put about 10 seconds of thought into and isn't really valuable.
I now listen for the word 'just' when other people are pitching ideas, or forming repsonses and tend to ignore what is said next as I suspect they too have put little thought into the statement they are about to make.
I'm not sure this is a great general case recomendation, but it has helped me in my parsing language for possible stupidity.
- Evbn 14y agoJust is a four letter word. Discourse is almost always improved when you remove that word from a sentence.