On Being Nice (The School of Life Library)
What’s stopping you? Ask yourself, in which situations do you want to show more kindness today? When and where do you want to gift your smile, be tolerant to erring people, share a kind and sincere thank you, and lend a helping hand?
Jonas Salzgeber • The Little Book of Stoicism
1. Serve the tea. Practice common acts of generosity and humility, like serving tea to visitors in your home. Small acts require conscious intention to begin with but can become a habit in short order.
2. Show your teeth. To the Dalai Lama, to “show your teeth” means to smile authentically—no half smiles, no Mona Lisa–style ambiguity. The true
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