Medicine never tastes good.
Pills are bitter, syrups too strong, words sting. Whenever we are in the position to have to give medicine, we should give it, with an explanation, as soon as possible. This includes feedback, where waiting is a recipe for disaster.
Waiting allows for a story to start and the spin to begin. Don’t think you are a storyteller. Well, you are. It’s natural not to realize this.
Our brain is good at telling stories. It’s so good, that the storytelling part of our brain is the last part of our brain to die (and this means storytelling outlasts breathing).”
Everything behind the criticism goes into the spin zone, and usually, those giving the medicine won’t notice the spin that’s happening.
That can lead to disaster.
From the desk of Adam Thomas 