What if there’s no such thing as TMI? Some experts who study why and what we disclose about ourselves in person say people should actually be sharing more than they do. Leslie John is a Harvard business professor who says most people worry about the risks of oversharing. But opening up, even at work, often builds trust and leads to stronger relationships. She suggests analyzing why you want to share and questioning if it’s with the right person at the right time. Avoid gossip and talking badly about other people, which research shows reflects badly on you. But sharing personal details with the right person in the right context even feels good. The pleasure centers of the brain light up when people reveal things about themselves.
Greene said one kind of oversharing won’t get you anywhere — the kind where someone dumps personal information on another person without letting them speak.
Over time, such an imbalance will degrade a relationship.
“Most people will try to distance t… [859 chars]
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Published: 2026-04-27T15:33:20Z
Credit: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
