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Victoria was a practicing attorney for over a decade, admitted in Texas and California. She has also held senior HR roles in major corporations, honing a talent for communicating across varied ...

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Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Interruptions are one of the most egregious communication violations—but not all stem from the same place.