2023-12-03 11:00:10
PSYCHOLOGY – The art of praising those close to you is precious… If it is sincere and not said to obtain a reward.
“With a good compliment, I can live two months.” This phrase, attributed to the American novelist and journalist Mark Twain, sums up the benefit that everyone can derive from praise. However, formulating an appropriate, heart-touching compliment is not easy. So much so that we are often content to think about it, whereas we will more easily tend to make criticisms.
“We are programmed more to spot what is wrong than what is right.enlightens Jérôme Palazzolo, psychiatrist and author of Positive Psychology (PUF). This goes back to the origins of the human species. This hypervigilance made it possible to prepare for the appearance of a predator or a harmful event.” Now that our environment has calmed down, why not resort more often to what Sophie Morin, work psychologist, describes as “essential food”? “The compliment is the basis of reconnaissance and a protective factor in relationships”specifies the author of Live better…
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