Caroline Lake Ingalls
“If wisdom’s ways you wisely seek,
Five things observe with care,
To whom you speak,
Of whom you speak,
And how, and when, and where.”
Oh, *anyone* can be an over-sharer. Bad examples from our parents, bad habits developed on our own...
I tell colleagues very little. Boss doesn't need to know if I have a roommate (and perhaps don't need a raise) or have a boyfriend on a financial precipice (and have questionable judgement.) Colleagues don't need to know, as at sometime in everyone's life, they say something in front of the boss they shouldn't.
When I am making a conscious effort to stay silent, I press my fingertips together.