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Kinda Nice
A kind person will help you understand reality as it is, prompt you to reflect, and nudge you to fine-tune your position till you get to a place where your resolution is helpful for you. A nice person will tell you what feels good - and often what you think you want to hear at that time - even if it doesn’t help you move past that situation.
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Damola Morenikeji • Kinda Nice
Being nice is all about how you wish to be viewed, whereas being kind means doing what is right – never mind the optics.
- “Think you’re kind” (The Guardian)
I’m on the fence about this distinction. Being nice isn’t always about the optics. Being nice I think is where things come easy. A simple “good morning” that gratifies the giver and receiver.
... See moreToo often, the people we ask for feedback are nice but not kind. Kind people will tell you things a nice person will not. A kind person will tell you that you have spinach on your teeth. A nice person won’t because it’s uncomfortable. A kind person will tell us what holds us back, even when it’s uncomfortable. A nice person avoids giving us
... See more... See moreKindness of course is a value of upmost significance . It calls on us to be generous, receptive and compassionate, but kindness is not the same as false niceness that requires a complete capitulation to the demands of the other. And kindness is the wrong response in some situations. Exhorting young girls to be kind before they have had a chance to