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Before you scold someone, say the reason first 🔔

A chubby felt penguin gently ringing a small brass bell before speaking
Old Experiment

It seems there was an old experiment with mice.

No Warning

The mice that got a shock with no warning were always nervous.

Bell First

The mice that heard a buzzer before the shock could stay calm when there was no buzzer.

⚡ TRY IT
Be the mouse: cheese time!
Pick a cage, press start, and tap to eat cheese for 12 seconds. Nom nom… 🧀 Nom… is it coming? 😰 🔔 The bell! Stop and wait… ⚡ Zap!! 💦 Cheese time is over!
⏱ Time
😰 Nervous
😰 You never knew when it would come. You were nervous the whole time.
😌 With the bell, you knew when to wait. The rest of the time, you could relax and eat.
😰 Nervous at the end
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People Too

People are the same: if someone suddenly yells at you, you are nervous all the time.

Reason First

When you scold someone, say the reason first.

📚 I learned this from the Japanese blog "Panda no Ondo".
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