beating around the bush

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onto today’s topic: beating around the bush 😵‍💫 

i’m a pretty direct person, but that also sprouts from my wish for people to be similarly direct with me. if there’s one thing i particularly dislike about communication, it’s when people beat around the bush.

there’s a difference between giving me context and additional details building up to the point, and avoiding the point all-together and leaving it up to interpretation instead; the latter is beating around the bush. 😬 

it’s unfortunate that the professional world forces us to communicate with double meaning, the social world requires us to be mindful of undertones, and being “direct” is seen as rude. i don’t believe being a direct communicator, and a rude one are necessarily synonymous. you can still be considerate of people’s feelings while practicing clear, open communication.

when i’m in the wrong, or i have to deliver some not-so-great news, i do my best to be open and honest about it. skirting around the main message isn’t respectful of the other person’s time or your relationship with them — don’t keep people guessing. 🤨 

if beating around the bush is the solution to communicating something difficult, are you really doing that to keep the other person’s feelings in mind, or just your own to save you from the guilt of “feeling bad”?

communication on a personal level is a huge bucket for growth i’ve identified for myself, and beating around the bush is something i have, for the most part, gotten rid of.

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