All else being equal, it's good to avoid creating awkwardness. But too much awkwardness-avoidance can be harmful.
Lately, I've been trying to accept a bit more awkwardness (rather than reflexively avoiding it) in cases where I think doing so can produce value.
Here are four areas where I'm leaning more into awkwardness:
1. When asked for feedback on a project (and I think it will fail), I'm usually tempted to focus on what I like about it.
I've now become more likely ...
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