Reading this made me think about my own communication styles.
Hmm.
After some quick reflection, among people I know well I think actually oscillate between two — on the one hand, something very close to Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater norms (think “radical honesty but with more technocracy, ++logos/--pathos”).
On the other hand, a near-polar opposite in Ishin-denshin — a word that’s so difficult to translate from Japanese that one of the standard “close enough” definitions for it is..… “telepathy.”
No joke.
Almost impossible to explain briefly; heck, I’m not sure it could be explained in 7000 words if you hadn’t immersed yourself in it at least a substantial amount and studied Japanese history and culture additionally after the immersion.
But it’s really cool when it works.
Hmm… I’ve never really reasoned through how and why I utilize those two styles — which are so very different on the surface — but my quick guess is that they’re both really, really efficient when running correctly.
Downside — while both are easy and comfortable to maintain once built, they’re expensive and sometimes perilous to build.
Some good insights in here for further refinement and thinking — grateful for this post, I’ll give this a couple hours of thought at my favorite little coffee bar next weekend or something.
Incredibly thought-provoking.
Thank you.
Reading this made me think about my own communication styles.
Hmm.
After some quick reflection, among people I know well I think actually oscillate between two — on the one hand, something very close to Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater norms (think “radical honesty but with more technocracy, ++logos/--pathos”).
On the other hand, a near-polar opposite in Ishin-denshin — a word that’s so difficult to translate from Japanese that one of the standard “close enough” definitions for it is..… “telepathy.”
No joke.
Almost impossible to explain briefly; heck, I’m not sure it could be explained in 7000 words if you hadn’t immersed yourself in it at least a substantial amount and studied Japanese history and culture additionally after the immersion.
But it’s really cool when it works.
Hmm… I’ve never really reasoned through how and why I utilize those two styles — which are so very different on the surface — but my quick guess is that they’re both really, really efficient when running correctly.
Downside — while both are easy and comfortable to maintain once built, they’re expensive and sometimes perilous to build.
Some good insights in here for further refinement and thinking — grateful for this post, I’ll give this a couple hours of thought at my favorite little coffee bar next weekend or something.
Mmm, appreciating your comment and very curious to hear what reflections emerge as you digest it more :)