You know those situations where everyone knows something yet no one is courageous enough to just blurt out the obvious?

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This occasionally happens at parties I mentally instruct myself not to say a specific thing and then, of course, blurt it out.

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Whenever my parents call me for a pick, I think about it for five seconds, no more, and blurt one out.

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More often they just stare intently or blurt insults at the screens.

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We also have a tendency to blurt out ideas out of excitement without taking just one more step to formulate a thought or supporting bullets.

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If you're caught off guard and blurt out, "I make X amount, " all is not lost as long as you have a few irons in the fire.

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This explains why people often blurt out embarrassing things to precisely the people they want to impress most, whether it's the boss, a first date or a future in-law.

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