The Two But Rule

The Two But Rule

What's Hiding in Your But?

Issue #6 of the Two But Rule

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Jan 15, 2023
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Here’s a way not to apply the two-but rule. Your colleague says, “Let’s go left,” and you say:

“But I don’t want to go left…but we could go right instead!”

This doesn’t help with momentum-thinking, though it is useful, in a way. The first-but doesn’t tell your colleague much. Just that you’re opposed to going left. The second-but, at least, reveals your …

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