Common Errors While In The Company of Others
- Talking about yourself too much.
- Asking questions only for the sake of discovering secrets and expose someone else's mistakes.
- Telling a scripted story and being oblivious to the fact that other people don't care or being aware that others don't care, but still continues to tell the story.
- Seeing a conversation as a possible chance to debate or fight. It makes other people walk on eggshells in order to avoid disputes.
- Mocking someone for their misfortunes, defects, and deformities of any kind.
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- When meeting people for the first time or even talking to an acquaintance, it is important to be genuinely interested in others.
- The ability to accept them for who they are as a person, regardless of their flaws.
Being witty, well-read, and attractive can help make a good impression but it won't matter unless the two rules above are also applied.Â
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