One Apple a Day #898 - Just talk
Lately, I came across a few situations that made me realize how much potential we waste because we don't talk to each other.
People spend time and energy figuring out what their boss or colleagues want instead of asking. Groups where everyone is unhappy because nobody dares to share what they think and feel.
I remember this story from an insightful book title Nonflict by Amir Kfir and Stephen Hecht.
Two chefs are fighting over the last lemon in the kitchen. They're shouting at each other and waving knives. The restaurant manager runs in, worried that the fight could escalate and someone gets hurt.
He takes a knife, split the lemon in two and gives half to each of the chefs. However, neither of them is happy, so the manager asked why they need the lemon.
It turned out that one chef needed the lemon zest while the other only required the juice.
They could have avoided the fight just by talking to each other—what a waste of time and energy.
Talk, ask, share what's in your mind and heart.
It is like a superpower.