I’m a huge fan of the “Exceptions” team. But today, I’ll talk about how it is most of the time, how it’s in general.
Religion, finance, politics, and your dreams/goals are the topics you should avoid talking about most of the time. Actually, it’s more simple with religion these days, but it’s still wise to consider what, where, and how you’re discussing your beliefs. Are you proclaiming that you don’t believe in God and those who do are delusional? Well, that’s not the smart way to put it—unless you want to get into the conflict. Are you saying those things in the church? Bad idea. Are you saying those things in the church that is in some very religious town? You should probably run… To be serious, you need to remember that words are like bullets. Your mouth is the gun that shoots those bullets. And it can hurt. A lot. So make sure that even if you discuss your beliefs, you should be respectful and have an “open mind” to the beliefs other people may have.
Finance is a very...delicate subject. I at all recommend not talking about your current finance with anyone—not friends or even your family. You don’t want people to judge you on how much money you have in your pockets, and not on who you are.
Talking about politics can be dangerous. Like someone can really punch you in the face if you’re in the wrong place and at the wrong time. Unless you’re sure one hundred percent that the person you’re talking with is trusted not to share your views with everyone—what lately can actually get you in trouble—and that this person actually has the same political views, you should probably not talk about it at all. In fact, it’s not the most brilliant idea to post on social media what you think of what politician, or talking about the political party you despise. It can get you in trouble which you can avoid by simply not sharing your political views—unless your job requires you to—which is basically one of the exceptions.
Dreams and goals are something that is really difficult to avoid talking about. You have that huge dream, you set yourself the goals to achieve it, and now you’re acting to do everything in your powers to achieve your big-time dream. But what if you’re struggling? What if you need some outside support, so you share with people close to you? Or on the opposite, what if everything goes so well that you’re just genuinely excited and want to share? It’s the utterly human thing to do, to share. But it CAN be destroying. You may share that you’re writing a novel and want to be a publishing author and...more than half of the people won’t support you on this. In fact, your friends and even your family can cause you to feel like you’ll never achieve this big dream. I don’t really need to explain this much; it’s pretty self-explanatory.
Instead of talking about something you didn’t achieve but planning to, on what you’re currently working on but not finished yet, talk about something you’ve done, the goals, dreams that you have already completed.
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