A column from the Guardian, itself linking to a previous blog posting, positing a theory of how we are raised to make requests – by asking, or by guessing. The difficulties that are often experienced in saying no fits with this idea, and the cultural element (that Japan is a nation of Guessers, while Russians are Askers, for example) also seems to work.
I’m going to reflecto n this for a bit, as I like the basic premise, and am intrigued to see what it might offer in both a personal and professional context.
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