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Intelligent Minds Like Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos Embrace the Rule of Awkward Silence. You Should Too
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2554" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/intelligent-minds-like-tim-cook-jeff-bezos-embrace-rule-of-awkward-silence-you-should-too.html" target="_blank"><strong>Intelligent Minds Like Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos Embrace the Rule of Awkward Silence. You Should Too - Inc.</strong></a></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The rule of awkward silence has always been valuable. But in a world of instant gratification, it's more useful than ever.</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/1-word-email-apple-ceo-tim-cook-steve-jobs-master-class-emotional-intelligence.html" target="_blank">Tim Cook</a> and <a href="https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/jeff-bezos-just-published-a-4000-word-statement-to-congress-its-a-master-class-in-emotional-intelligence.html" target="_blank">Jeff Bezos</a> run two of the most valuable companies in the world. From the outside, they seem to exhibit very different personalities. But within their companies, both men are known for a fascinating practice:</p><p></p><p>They each embrace <a href="https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/why-intelligent-minds-like-elon-musk-steve-jobs-embrace-rule-of-awkward-silence.html" target="_blank">the rule of awkward silence.</a></p><p></p><p>As I've described previously, the rule of awkward silence is simple: When faced with a challenging question, instead of answering, you pause and think deeply about how you want to answer. This is no short pause; rather, it involves taking several seconds (10, 20, or longer) to think things through before responding.</p><p></p><p>If you're on the receiving end--and not used to this type of communication style--it can seem very awkward.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2554, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/intelligent-minds-like-tim-cook-jeff-bezos-embrace-rule-of-awkward-silence-you-should-too.html'][B]Intelligent Minds Like Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos Embrace the Rule of Awkward Silence. You Should Too - Inc.[/B][/URL] [B] The rule of awkward silence has always been valuable. But in a world of instant gratification, it's more useful than ever.[/B] [URL='https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/1-word-email-apple-ceo-tim-cook-steve-jobs-master-class-emotional-intelligence.html']Tim Cook[/URL] and [URL='https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/jeff-bezos-just-published-a-4000-word-statement-to-congress-its-a-master-class-in-emotional-intelligence.html']Jeff Bezos[/URL] run two of the most valuable companies in the world. From the outside, they seem to exhibit very different personalities. But within their companies, both men are known for a fascinating practice: They each embrace [URL='https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/why-intelligent-minds-like-elon-musk-steve-jobs-embrace-rule-of-awkward-silence.html']the rule of awkward silence.[/URL] As I've described previously, the rule of awkward silence is simple: When faced with a challenging question, instead of answering, you pause and think deeply about how you want to answer. This is no short pause; rather, it involves taking several seconds (10, 20, or longer) to think things through before responding. If you're on the receiving end--and not used to this type of communication style--it can seem very awkward. [/QUOTE]
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