Tactics Tuesdays: How to Respond to a Compliment
Feb 20, 2024
Compliments can be used to strengthen ties – or, if they’re insincere, to get one over on you. Your response must match the nature of the compliment.
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Feb 20, 2024
Compliments can be used to strengthen ties – or, if they’re insincere, to get one over on you. Your response must match the nature of the compliment.
Can you learn to be social, alone in a room, on your computer or phone? Not really – you must get out into the world and socialize.
Bad vibes can poison your interaction without you being aware of it. So how do you know if you have a bad vibe problem? And if so… how do you FIX it?
For civilization to thrive, is social control a necessity? Perhaps, but we must be mindful of people and groups who seek to manipulate us to our detriment.
If some guy tells you “bros before hoes,” you should probably put your guard up. It isn’t always a conscious thing when men violate this rule, though.
Others can disrespect you in both direct and indirect ways. Each requires a different strategy to deal with properly.
Disrespect can be direct – but often it’s cloaked. This article walks you through the many types of disrespect… and shows you how to recognize them.
You can get anyone to give you whatever you want. But to do it, you must obey the Law of Social Exchange (and all its small wrinkles).
Some guys are too polite for their own good. This over-politeness is called the “social you” – and you have to unlearn it to do better with girls.
Social status is ‘fuzzy’. That is, you often don’t know exactly where you rank compared to someone else. There are good reasons for this.
Sometimes you want to date a girl – but girls like her just don’t like you. What gives? Well, odds are, you need to join her social scene.
The 110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior, compiled in 1595 by French Jesuits, are an excellent guide to comportment even in modern times.
Navigating artificial hierarchies vs. making it on the merit of your emotional or rational appeals – what’s the difference? Actually… quite a bit.
Ever find yourself in awkward situations, where some girl you know is shunning you because you approached her and it didn’t work out?
