Book - Chapter - Please and Thank You
[TOC] Book - Chapter - Please and Thank You
-- 2020 06 05 - 1837 - iteration 01
Traditions of intentional respect are powerful.
They communicate the baseline for what a simple conversation should include.
They offer a framework in which meaningful, organic variations can unravel.
And they inform creative expression in a way that implies the bearer does not intend harm.
They are also the grammar of civility.
You would expect, in your particular culture, for someone who is civilized to use them.
Maybe YOUR culture doesn't have "please" and "thank you".
But it has something that lets the person you're talking to know you're engaged.
And being considerate on-purpose is one of the building blocks to making a person great.
What if you intentionally engaged everyone - especially people who cannot reciprocate?
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some additional thoughts:
- Matching Energy Level
- Handshakes and Eye Contact
- Mirroring
- Who you are vs How they See you
-- 2020 06 05 - 1837 - iteration 01
Traditions of intentional respect are powerful.
They communicate the baseline for what a simple conversation should include.
They offer a framework in which meaningful, organic variations can unravel.
And they inform creative expression in a way that implies the bearer does not intend harm.
They are also the grammar of civility.
You would expect, in your particular culture, for someone who is civilized to use them.
Maybe YOUR culture doesn't have "please" and "thank you".
But it has something that lets the person you're talking to know you're engaged.
And being considerate on-purpose is one of the building blocks to making a person great.
What if you intentionally engaged everyone - especially people who cannot reciprocate?
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some additional thoughts:
- Matching Energy Level
- Handshakes and Eye Contact
- Mirroring
- Who you are vs How they See you
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