tact

a.k.a. delicacy, diplomacy

Complementary virtues¶

• caution
• concern
• courtesy
• discretion
• gentleness
• grace
• negotiation
• sensitivity
• silence
• understanding

Contrasting vices¶

• being blunt
• being catty (deliberately untactful)
• being political (tact taken to extremes of euphemism and inauthenticity)
• being tactless
• rubbing someone’s nose in something

Virtues possibly in tension¶

• straightforwardness

How to acquire or strengthen it¶

TBD

Notes and links¶

• www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/tact-diplomacy.html
• www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/polite-vs-honest.html
• On Tact in Dark Times

Mentioned elsewhere¶

TBD

Inspirational quotes¶

• “If you are desirous to gain lasting respect; if you wish to offend no one; to tire no person by your conversation, I advise you not to season your discourse constantly with aspersions, ridicule, and backbiting, nor to use yourself to the contemptible custom of jeering.” ―Baron Knigge