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briandmyers  ·  3991 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How do you cope with big changes in your life?

I've always been a "flying by the seat of your pants" kinda person. But - when in unfamiliar territory, try (if you can) to see things from the other person's POV, and if you can't, try to find out why; there's something there you don't know. Don't assume either, just talk about it (as coffeesp00ns wisely suggests). Also, general advice from the computer world : "Be liberal in what you accept and conservative in what you send."





mknod  ·  3990 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The don't assume thing is really big. I personally have found that when my wife gives me slight nudges to get something done, I completely overlook it. She thinks I've missed something important but I've been oblivious the whole time!