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Re:Basic Social Skills Guide (2012) by akdas on Thursday November 21, 2019 @03:06AM (#21592257)
> Your "just let them talk for 5 minutes", is another person's "wait until they're receptive to feedback."

The way I'd put it is "just let them talk for 5 minutes" is another person's "actually listen to them before offering feedback". I'm constantly surprised by how many people offer advice without even hearing what the problem actually is.

Re:Basic Social Skills Guide (2012) by AnimalMuppet on Thursday November 21, 2019 @12:23PM (#21596653)
Been guilty of that...