Cube Q&A: Gettin' It

Q: Why is it that when you ask people to talk louder in Cube City meetings, they just continue talking in the same inaudible tone?

A: Oh, precious cube dweller. You ask the cutest questions. The thing is, there are people in Cube City who just aren't gettin' it. (You can interpret that remark in whatever way you wish.) They think that they are speaking up when they're asked to be louder. It's like they can't see the people around them, hands cupped around their ears, straining to hear. They can hear a difference inside their heads, so they think everybody else can too. You're not going to change their reality. So just let them whisper into the wind and accept the fact that the quietest people usually have the most worthwhile things to say -- and that you'll never hear them.