On Being Nice
by The School of Life
A defence of niceness against its reputation as weakness: why we fear being nice, the difference between kindness and people-pleasing, charm, politeness, warmth, and how to be nice without being a doormat. Slim and better than it sounds.
Read it if…
you are afraid being kind makes you a pushover.
Skip it if…
you want assertiveness training; this is the opposite case.
Three things you will actually use
- Kindness and strength are not opposites.
- Politeness is a form of imagination.
- Niceness is a choice made from security.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the difference between niceness and weakness.
Our verdict
Niceness, defended.
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