You're Too Kind

You're Too Kind
Title You're Too Kind PDF eBook
Author Richard Stengel
Publisher Pocket Books
Pages 315
Release 2001
Genre Flattery
ISBN 9780743415002

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Okay, who was the first flatterer? If you guessed Satan, you'd be close, but according to YOU'RE TOO KIND, flattery began with chimpanzees, who groom each other all day long. In fact, flattery is an adaptive behaviour that has helped us survive since caveman days. It's in our genes. Our flattery is simply strategic praise, and to illustrate its myriad forms, Richard Stengel takes us on a witty idiosyncratic tour, from chimps to the God of the Old Testament (who craved flattery but never got it), to the troubadour poets of the Middle Ages (who invented the sappy cliches of romantic flattery), all the way through to Dale Carnegie (flattery will get you everywhere) and Monica Lewinsky's adoring love letters to her Big Creep (faux insults are also a form of flattery). Flattery thrives in hierarchical settings like royal courts or Fortune 500 boardrooms, and it oils the social machinery of everyday life. Studies show it works best on those who already have high opinions of themselves. Stengel sees public flattery as an epidemic in our society and private praise as being all too scarce. Most often, though, flattery these days is just a harmless deception, a victimless crime that often ends up making both the giver and the receiver feel a little better. In short, flattery works.

Too Nice for Your Own Good

Too Nice for Your Own Good
Title Too Nice for Your Own Good PDF eBook
Author Duke Robinson
Publisher Hachette+ORM
Pages 185
Release 2001-01-01
Genre Psychology
ISBN 0759522057

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Are you, like many of us, too nice for your own good? This remarkable book will empower you to get what you need and deserve,out of life...and still be a nice person! If you're like most folks, you were raised to be "nice". Yet now you find yourself asking: "If I'm so nice, why isn't my life better?" Renowned minister and lecturer Duke Robinson has the answer. Robinson says that well-intended behavior is essential to a humane society, but carries a down side. Being nice often means we take on too much, tell little lies, strive endlessly for perfection, and fall prey to other self-defeating behaviors. Now Robinson outlines the nine unconscious mistakes nice people make daily, and he shows how to correct them and avoid unnecessary stress with life-affirming actions. Learn how to: Say "no" and save yourself from burnout Tell others what you want, and actually receive it Express anger in healing ways that maintain valued relationships Respond effectively when irrationally criticized or attacked Liberate your true self.

Bill and Hillary Humor

Bill and Hillary Humor
Title Bill and Hillary Humor PDF eBook
Author Lloyd K. Rogers
Publisher
Pages 199
Release 1996
Genre
ISBN 9780965116916

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No More Mr Nice Guy

No More Mr Nice Guy
Title No More Mr Nice Guy PDF eBook
Author Dr Robert A Glover
Publisher Sanage Publishing House Llp
Pages 0
Release 2022-11-02
Genre
ISBN 9789391560485

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Originally published as an e-book that became a controversial media phenomenon, No More Mr. Nice Guy! landed its author, a certified marriage and family therapist, on The O'Reilly Factor and the Rush Limbaugh radio show. Dr. Robert Glover has dubbed the "Nice Guy Syndrome" trying too hard to please others while neglecting one's own needs, thus causing unhappiness and resentfulness. It's no wonder that unfulfilled Nice Guys lash out in frustration at their loved ones, claims Dr. Glover. He explains how they can stop seeking approval and start getting what they want in life, by presenting the information and tools to help them ensure their needs are met, to express their emotions, to have a satisfying sex life, to embrace their masculinity and form meaningful relationships with other men, and to live up to their creative potential.

Too Nice

Too Nice
Title Too Nice PDF eBook
Author Marjorie White Pellegrino
Publisher
Pages 46
Release 2002
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 9781557989185

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While gardening with her grandfather after a rough first week of fourth grade, Amy learns that it's sometimes better to stand up for herself, rather than just trying to be nice.

You're Too Kind

You're Too Kind
Title You're Too Kind PDF eBook
Author Richard Stengel
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 326
Release 2002-02-05
Genre Social Science
ISBN 0684854929

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From the primates to the ancient world all the way to Hollywood, "You're Too Kind" presents a primer on flattery--where it originated, its development through the ages, and its myriad uses in contemporary culture.

The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture
Title The Last Lecture PDF eBook
Author Randy Pausch
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2010
Genre Cancer
ISBN 9780340978504

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The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.