Before you share a screenshot, ask who it hurts and who it helps. If nobody’s helped, don’t.

LEADERSHIP

WHAT THIS MEANS

Forwarding a screenshot feels like a small act and functions as publication. Once it leaves your phone it has no owner, no context and no route back, and the person in it never got a say. The test is simple and uncomfortable: name who is better off afterwards. If the only answer is that it is interesting, that is entertainment at somebody’s expense.

Run that question on the next one before you send it. If it genuinely helps somebody, send it only to the person who can act. If not, leave it where it is.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Who would be helped by the screenshot you want to send?

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