In Defense of Oversharing

Too often, we treat oversharing as a great social sin. But this is a spectacular misdiagnosis. The real threat to our relationships, workplaces, and families comes not from saying too much, but from saying too little.

Think about an ordinary day. You feel irritated after a meeting but say nothing. You pull back from a friend who made a comment that stung, without explaining why. You sense your motivation slipping at work, but you don’t articulate it—maybe even to yourself.

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