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    1. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 21 Oct 2019

      eigenrobots theory and practice of complimenting people!!!! a thread, inspired by a lovely metacompliment

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    2. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 21 Oct 2019

      part one: how to give compliment's 1. notice something you like in someone else 2. tell them you like it

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    3. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 21 Oct 2019

      this is perhaps harder than you might think. both steps require Art

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    4. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 21 Oct 2019

      noticing something you like in someone else may be harder for some people than others. my suspicion is that complimenting may be difficult for misanthropists, for example, if they are not inclined to notice beauty in their fellow man; or for those who react with fear to social

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    5. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 21 Oct 2019

      fortunately this is a skill that may be consciously trained for example make a list of ten people in your life go down that list and for each think of something about them that is laudatory it doesnt need to be a big thing--often subtleties are better than prominent traits

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    6. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 21 Oct 2019

      eventually, you can learn to see Good in others reflexively beyond embiggening ones Charm, this is an important trait to develop for living a happy life (naturally it should be tempered with Prudence but the impulse ought to be there)

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    7. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 21 Oct 2019

      suppose you have noticed something you like about someone. How do you tell them? "I like it that you X" is a good start! And it will quite generally be well-received. You don't need to go past this.

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    8. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 21 Oct 2019

      being really masterful in delivery is harder. here is the pith of it. people live in their own stories. a deeply-felt compliment will be one that lets them tell a better story about themselves.

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      eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 21 Oct 2019

      to do this thoroughly--and I'm not sure it can be done entirely consciously--one must have some intuition about another's story; show their intuition; and guide the complimentee to the new story this is a necessarily intimate exercise

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        2. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 21 Oct 2019

          (delivering a mortal insult is a left-hand path mirror of this but is almost always despicable and if done without Charity and Grace corrodes the insulter more than the insulted)

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        3. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 21 Oct 2019

          Some pitfalls. Do not lie when you deliver a compliment. This is harder than an honest compliment, for one thing, as it is difficult to tell a story around a kernel of falsehood. It also may deceive the complimented and deprive them of a chance to live a better, truer story.

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        4. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 21 Oct 2019

          Relatedly, don't give empty compliment. It's important to _perceive_ something good and true, and share that story. Grasping at unheartfelt tropes will ring hollow and never stick, and over time people will notice and devalue such statements.

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        5. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 21 Oct 2019

          Flattery is fine as long as it is _true_ but you must have a very deft delivery or you will read as fulsome and the recipient will be flustered or put off. Flatter rarely and well and honestly.

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        6. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 21 Oct 2019

          Closing thoughts. People need to be seen and need to be loved (there may not be a difference). Giving someone a compliment shows that you perceive them, perhaps better than they do themselves. Compliments ennoble the giver and recipient alike. Be excellent to each other. ❤️

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        7. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 20 Dec 2019

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          appending this lovely real life example ps dont forget to send thank you cards after Christmas https://twitter.com/WithTheCaswave/status/1208059535673323520?s=19 …

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        2. JR Thatcher  📈‏ @JrThatcher 21 Oct 2019
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          Solid thread tbqh. You rock my dude 😄

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        3. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 21 Oct 2019
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          thanks buddy ☺️

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        2. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 21 Oct 2019
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          Oh yes this is very good! I wish I had thought of this mid-thread

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