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[novapsyche]

Someone mentioned being "brutally honest" recently, which reminded me of this reference by supergee. I appreciated the original discussion, particularly this comment by deire:

Tact is the art of telling the truth in such a way that it is actually heard. Some ways of truth telling guarantee that the truth will be rejected.

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[redivivus-fate.livejournal.com]

So how about my tact? He, he...

[xterminal.livejournal.com]

Tact is the art of telling the truth in such a way that it is actually heard.

...the problem being that for all too many people, any attempt at tact at all will cause whatever the distasteful truth is to fly right over their heads.

[dionysus1999.livejournal.com]

We agree on something! ;)

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

Any attempt? This seems to be more of an excuse to go ahead and deliver the message, without giving any heed as to whether the message will offend.

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

*grin* What about your tact?

[xterminal.livejournal.com]

Oh, no, I usually try with tact first-- sometimes repeatedly over a span of years.

It doesn't matter.