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When perfectionism about difficult conversations causes delays

I scheduled this difficult conversation with my business partner for next week but I've rescheduled it four times because I want to find the perfect words that won't hurt our friendship.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The search for painless honesty becomes a form of procrastination that amplifies the eventual pain.

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