Modes of communication: let’s talk details (shall we?)

It was 5am when I began this post, a few weeks in the past. A rosé-induced insomnia had kicked in, leaving my mind racing through the latest occurrences in my life. Please enjoy the musings (ahem, ramblings) that ensued:My biggest concerns, annoyances and frustrations are commandeering precious mental attention. It's all coming down to forms of communication - and not just the channel (email, text, voice-on-voice phone call or in-person conversation) but also the intention (pot-stirring, or last-word having). And why not throw in the underlying sentiment (passive aggressive behavior to invoke a direct response that gets semi-directly addressed).Nuance, I hear you loud and clear.It's come to my attention that many people grapple with every type of communication. Can it be that for those individuals who's jobs and passions don't revolve around communications like say, a director of communications, they simply don't care? Or is it that they're just out of practice when it comes to selecting and appropriate and meaningful way to communicate and the actual WORDS to use as a medium for their message?Someone once told me that being direct is hard, but ultimately the ideal way to speak/talk/be.That someone was a business coach and trainer running a management seminar.Why is being direct so hard for so many of us? I've found it to be the most satisfying way to address an issue, sticky situation, or misunderstanding and yet I too am culpable in this. Sometimes to an overly blunt degree, but I hold onto the sentiment that honesty may not be what someone wants to hear but many times it's what they need to hear.This concept makes me stop cold in my mental tracks. Is that why she sent that email instead of trying to speak to me in person? Is this the true meaning behind that text message (or lack thereof)? Why did my cousin/mom/friend/husband choose to tell me this in THAT manner? Don't they know any better?I guess it's a resounding know. Those not obsessing about these existential crises of communications are not always considering how their communications are landing. And I'm left wondering if I just care too much about inconsequential occurrences in daily life. Many others (note I didn't say "all others") are moving throughout their days and lives not worried about how their email was received by a superior or if they were kind and understanding enough to their rideshare driver.Just me? Anyone else out there kvetching about how to express the written or spoken word on a daily basis? (Featured photo by Mathyas Kurmann on Unsplash)