The harder we try to use niceness to cover up our discomfort, the more people can see right through us,” says Tessa West, ...

Being nice is free… unless you’re talking to ... “I wonder how much money OpenAI has lost in electricity costs from people saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to their models.” ...

I am nice. There is a sad irony here: The harder we try to use niceness to cover up our discomfort, the more people can see right through us. Humans are good at picking up on emotions ...

I am nice. Maybe too nice? There is a sad irony here: The harder we try to use niceness to cover up our discomfort, the more people can see right through us. Humans are good at picking ...

But secretly, nobody likes it. Start a conversation around change. Get a sense of what people really feel about the nice culture. One way to do this is by proposing alternatives. Before the next ...

Have you ever met someone who seems unable to offer a genuine compliment or find anything nice to say about others ... work as a relationship counselor. People who default to criticizing ...