βCandor is forthrightness or franknessβnot so different from honesty, really. And yet, in common usage, the word communicates not just truth-telling but a lack of reserve.β β Ed Catmull, former President, Walt Disney and original co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios.
I once had the habit of starting sentencesΒ withΒ βhonestlyβ when trying to emphasize a point. A colleague stopped me one day.
βI notice you say βhonestlyβ often,β they said. βShould I assume you arenβt being honest when you donβt say it?β
Thatβs not what I wanted. Truth is the standard I aspire to deliver when communicating. If I say it, I want you to take it to the bank.
So, I changed my word from βhonestlyβ to βcandidly.β
I like Catmullβs description of candor. Forthright. Direct. Frank. It leans in. It is courageous. It risks ruffled feathers. It is always the truth. Candor furthers the situation.
My goal is to become candid so consistently I donβt have to preface anything I say as βcandid.β
-Howe Q Wallace JrΒ
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