I would define frankness as:
Being inclined to tell
people the truth as you see it, even if it’s unpalatable, when you really don’t
need to say anything at all.
This brings us up against the Buddhist principle of useful
and non-useful truth – but that’s getting a bit heavy, so let’s keep it simple.
I’ve found that being frank causes difficulty in a simpler sense. People don’t
like hearing things which they find unpalatable, so if they know you’re the
sort to say them anyway, they tend to regard you as being akin to an
unexploded bomb and keep their distance.
So maybe frankness is a fault. I’ll add it to the list of
mine.
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