Integrity means you can explain your decision without hiding important parts of it.

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WHAT THIS MEANS

Integrity has a practical test: could you describe the decision fully, including the parts you would prefer to omit. If the account only works with something left out, that omission is the place worth examining, and you already know where it is.

When you make a decision that involves some discomfort, try explaining it out loud to yourself with nothing removed. Notice what you were about to skip. Sometimes the omitted part turns out to be fine and only felt awkward. Sometimes it is the whole problem, and finding it now is much cheaper than finding it later.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Which decision would you have to edit before explaining?

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