I stopped softening my opinion before I’d even finished saying it

Dear Delyara, That is a habit I’m trying to break and a victory when I don’t. No “maybe this is silly.” No “I don’t know if this makes sense.” No pre-emptive self-reduction to protect the room from the possibility that I might sound certain and be taken seriously. This week I just said the thing. At full size. The room stayed standing. I did too.