The structure of effective apologies

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

On her wedding day, Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that she was given this sage piece of advice by her mother-in-law: “In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.” (And I would add, a little forgetful!) But no matter how deaf – or forgetful – we may be, transgressions big and small are part of any meaningful long-term relationship. And consequently, the ability to apologize for these transgressions is a vitally important skill for relational wellness.¹

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Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will. - Greg McKeown

If everything is important, then nothing is important. If everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority. - Garr Reynolds

Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do - Steve Jobs

We’ve all heard the above sayings, or some version of them. Yet in our culture where “beehive activity is a large part of the human condition,” it’s easy to convince ourselves that we can keep all the balls in the air and somehow make it all work.

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The structure of effective apologies

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