People are gonna lie if they think that’s what you want to hear.
Anything that involves the future is an over-optimistic lie.
If people are lying to you and give you false positives, then you are not asking the right question.
Good stories are meant to show not tell.
People want to help you, but they will rarely do until you give them a reason to do so.
You don’t need to end up with what you wanted to hear in order to have a good conversation. You just need to get to the truth.