Some Words Truly are Better Left Unsaid Can make you both more meaningful and mindful. Recently, I had the pleasure of reading a Buffer article written by Carolyn Kopprasch. In this article, she explained that Buffer did some research and determined that there are in fact words that are better left unsaid. Carolyn explained one of her favorite “happiness hacks”, telling readers that it is as simple as cutting words like “actually” and “but” out of your vocabulary…and by extension, your work emails. Buffer rightly dubs these pesky little words that can convey a meaning you never remotely intended, as detractors. They detract from the meaning that you are trying to convey. Or, in other words, they distract and confuse your readers. I’ve bought into this research and have begun cutting these words out of my vocabulary. It’s…