Accommodate mediocre communication, but do not tolerate it in yourself

  • > People feel heard by you and are comfortable talking to you. They feel less judged. Able to be more honest and direct.

    Yeah it's an insightful parallel to Postel

    Not a million miles from

      "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what
       someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume
       good faith." [0]
    
    [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html