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Why You Can Only Talk About the Weather (And Even That’s Risky)
One of the strangest things I’ve learned as a researcher is how few topics people are willing to talk about honestly.
Almost everything makes people uncomfortable.
Even simple facts.
Even counting things.
When you show real numbers, people often get angry—not because the data are wrong, but because the results clash with how they see themselves or their organization.
I’ve seen this in academia, business, and industry.
If evidence makes someone look bad, the instinct is not to learn—it’s to hide, deflect, or dismiss.
Failure is the hardest topic of all.
Talk about it openly and people assume…
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