Up until recently, if I was given a compliment, I deflected. From discomfort, and so as not to appear arrogant. If someone told me I was doing well, I’d assume they were just saying it to be nice, but did not mean it.
But why? When I give people compliments, I’m rarely disingenuous about it, maybe 1% of the time. But on the other side, I was assuming 99…
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