The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Trying harder to be pleasant than you truly are is a mistake.
- In plain terms
- Don't pretend to be nicer than you are.
- What can you take from it?
- Be authentic instead of overly agreeable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you pretending?
- What do they expect?
Another view
It may hurt social harmony.
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