“Respectfully, please stop yapping.”
This was the text my wife and I got from our teenage son, as we were trying to pull information from him while we were out of state.
He had the rare privilege of being home alone, and didn’t want to ‘waste’ it texting back and forth with his parents.
While it was a frustrating, and hilarious, text to receive, after putting ourselves in his shoes we understood where he was coming from.
It illustrates the Platinum Rule, “Treat others as they would like to be treated.” It is much different from the Golden Rule, and once you hear it, the Platinum Rule will become your go to.
I often think of this when dealing with extroverts vs. introverts, both personally and in business. For example…
▪️ An introvert doesn’t want a surprise birthday party
▪️ An extrovert prefers an in person meeting over a virtual one
So when you get to ‘yapping’, make sure the recipient is in a yapping mood. 😀
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