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Work · January 5, 2017

Good Life Project

Lose the jargon: The truth about $10 words

Good Life Project launched on January 5, 2017 with 52 votes, #1,443 of 3,670 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

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In this GLP Riff, Jonathan talks about the downside of jargon how it actually takes away from credibility and your ability to build trust and rapport.

We do the weirdest things to make people think we’re worthy of their attention, or money. No matter what you do or where you come from, there’s this little voice in most of us that just wants to be wanted. We want people to think we’re worthy, we’ve got something really good to offer. For many of us, part of that equation is that we want others to see us as smart. If you’re building a career around being what my friend calls a smarticle particle, it’s pretty important. That’s cool. But, here’s where things often go off the rails. And, trust me, I’m speaking from experience. Not infrequently, that urge to be seen as smart enough, coupled…from goodlifeproject.com

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