In law, there is what’s called attorney work-product privilege. At its core, it simply states that an attorney’s own personal impressions, thoughts, and work process is their own private information. No one has a right to that. This concept is not just limited in law.

In ordinary life, no one has a right to demand your personal thoughts, opinions, work processes, or anything of the like. You have the right to share them, if you desire, but that’s a different question.

In therapy, therapists have a similar term called progress notes (medical or treatment evaluations and diagnoses) versus process notes (the therapists own personal thoughts).

When it comes to micromanagers, narcissists, and boundary creeps, always remember — these people have zero right to know your personal thoughts. Keep gray rocking them.

If you wish to share your personal thoughts with someone who is safe and who you trust, that’s fine, but it’s never obligatory.