Why do we avoid hard conversations

I’ve been thinking a lot about how we often dodge tough discussions in both personal and work settings. Last week, I had a conversation with a coworker about workload expectations, and it felt so much better to just lay everything out instead of tiptoeing around the issue. What has your experience been like with these kinds of talks?

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