# Why Softening Your Feedback Is Costing You Better Work | EP 47

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Published: 2026-07-10T09:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail You just got work back from the contractor you hired and it's not quite what you asked for but it's close enough, so you quietly fix it yourself. Again. You tell yourself it's faster this way, that you don't want to be "that" client, "that" boss, or the person who makes things awkward. So you say nothing, or you bury the real point under so much cushioning that it never actually lands. Then it happens again next week. In this conversation, we unpack why vague, conflict-avoida...

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