Absence Quote by Pat Summitt

“In the absence of feedback, people will fill in the blanks with a negative. They will assume you don’t care about them or don’t like them.” quote by Pat Summitt — Download Open image

“In the absence of feedback, people will fill in the blanks with a negative. They will assume you don’t care about them or don’t like them.”

Pat Summitt

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Absence Assuming Care Don-t-care Feedback Fill in the blank Negative People

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