Work is all about social cooperation. The problem is we can’t read each others’ minds.

But that doesn’t stop us from making assumptions about why our work partner hasn’t finished that task they promised to.

Sometimes we just need a better way to be transparent about what’s bugging us. And silly analogies can help.

Let me introduce you to “The Mental Splinter.”

It’s a silly but effective analogy that can help us break the walls between our brains and better communicate where tasks are in process.

Take a listen and steal this for your own use.

I think you’ll feel so much better communicating this way. That’s because our feelings are at the heart of our social systems. It just takes a little bit of creative thinking to reprogram ourselves.

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