The Quietest in the Room: How Being Observant Cultivates Lifelong Success via Strategizangly Yours

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Imagine an alternate reality where words were a currency. In this reality, every word you utter depletes your life’s savings.

From the day you are born, you are given a set number, and it’s the same as everyone else’s. Just like a board game, it’s up to you to choose how you use your points.

Let me ask you..

How would you use your words?

How would this shape the way you communicate, and how often you do?

How would you measure the importance of the words coming out of your mouth?

When would you speak, when would you rather stay quiet?

Well. That’s the reality I used to live in for a few years when I was 6 years old.

I don’t remember why I came up with this, or where I heard it, but it was a known fact. I lived within these parameters.

I genuinely believed we were each given a set number of words for a lifetime. That once used, that was it, I could not get them back.

This odd belief shaped the way I interacted with the world and the people around me. It made me a listener by default, teaching me the silent power of observation.

Today, I am still am impacted by this lesson.

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