On: How we communicate

[itronitron]

The first one really confuses me.

You can not not communicate. Not discussing the elephant in the room is communicating. Few things are as important to study, practice, and perfect as clear communication.

I wonder if a meaningful gaze or avoiding eye contact would be better when not discussing the elephant.

[ricardobeat → itronitron]

I might have missed the joke here, but the meaning of “you can not not communicate” is pretty clear. Silence has meaning, as does indifference. The point being that communication is something you should do consciously, practice and improve on.

[Sammi → ricardobeat]

Yes. They're saying you communicate whether you want to or not. So you should do it intentionally and well, because you are going to do it.

[itronitron → ricardobeat]

Oh good point, I read it as a rule stipulating that employees are required to communicate.

[space_oddity → itronitron]

Silence is also the answer