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"Think before you speak" makes it very difficult to hold a normal conversation. Of course I'm not anti-thinking but it's very difficult to express yourself (in most media, but especially talking) if you hesitate constantly. If you're having trouble speaking well, the solution probably isn't to speak slower, but to learn over time how to speak better at-speed.
> "Of course I'm not anti-thinking but it's very difficult to express yourself (in most media, but especially talking) if you hesitate constantly." I vehemently disagree - some of my most respected people in life pause frequently while speaking, and will directly ask for a moment when questioned about something, to collect their thoughts. I give these people's words incredible weight in my life not just because I res…
I don't mean in a debate, or even being asked a question. I just mean having a conversation, small talk etc.