It appears in phrases like “You always do that” or “It’s always like this”.
If they really did always do the thing you’re talking about, they wouldn’t have time to eat or sleep. So no, they’re not ‘always’ doing that.
It can seem harmless, right? Yes, we all know we don’t mean they literally always do it- it’s just a figure of speech.
The problem with that is figures of speech tend to pop up in other places and they affect how we think about things and so what we do.
A powerful habit is to be able to destroy generalisations and vagueness. When we aren’t clear on the details of something, we have little hope of effectively dealing with it.
If you have a ‘mountain’ of paperwork you’re in a less powerful position than having 78 documents to read and sign.
Give yourself the best shot and remove the generalisations from your speech.
