Insufficiently complimentary?: Underestimating the positive impact of ...
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Insufficiently complimentary?: Underestimating the positive impact of ...
“Compliment others more.
You’ll barely remember you did it, but the other person may never forget that you did.
Kindness has unlimited upside.”
You’ll barely remember you did it, but the other person may never forget that you did.
Kindness has unlimited upside.”
James Clear • 3 Ideas, 2 Quotes, 1 Question (December 26, 2019) | James Clear
I know that almost nobody hears too many sincere compliments. Compliment them to their face. Then, compliment them behind their back. Practice naming pleasant feelings you have about people, as soon as they bubble up, in the moment: “It’s always fun to see you.” Lower the resistance around this to zero.
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
Participants in three experiments wrote gratitude letters and then predicted how surprised, happy, and awkward recipients would feel. Recipients then reported how receiving an expression of gratitude actually made them feel. Expressers significantly underestimated how surprised recipients would be about why expressers were grateful, overestimated... See more
Undervaluing Gratitude: Expressers Misunderstand the ...
- I know that almost nobody hears too many sincere compliments. Compliment them to their face. Then, compliment them behind their back. Practice naming pleasant feelings you have about people, as soon as they bubble up, in the moment: “It’s always fun to see you.” Lower the resistance around this to zero.
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
Found something you both have in common? Great. Don’t be afraid to pay the person a sincere compliment. Research shows we like compliments more than sex or money.