26 / 365 Know How You Irritate Others
Prepare yourself for the world, as the athletes used to
do for their exercise; oil your
mind and your manners, to give them the necessary
suppleness and flexibility; strength
alone will not do.
Lord Chesterfield
Do you irritate
others? If so, do you know how? We may not know how we irritate others. It may
be some mannerism or traits such as interrupting, when someone talks; speaking with a loud
voice; wounding someone’s emotions or feelings with words; talking too much;
boasting; snoring; slurping; making unconnected or inappropriate comments;
seeking undue favours. The list can be endless!
Many may not tell
you, but you need to be aware.
There is a whole
range of a subject called ‘Etiquette’, the social skills, which we need to know
compulsorily. It changes from culture to culture. Especially when you move with
a heterogeneous body of people drawn from various cultures, you need to know
what is not acceptable in each culture.
Today why don’t you do an exercise? Talk to some of
your very close friends and ask them to give you some feedback on how you
irritate others? Encourage them to be frank. Work out an action plan to get rid
of the same!
(From my book “365 Exciting Ways to Live”)
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