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Re:A Rough Guide to Social Skills for Awkward Smart People by bedris on Saturday April 30, 2011 @09:51PM (#2502090)
How to accept a compliment. Thanks or agreement feels egotistical. Trying to act as humble by playing it down doesn't seem to be received well either.

"The refusal of praise is only the wish to be praised twice." - Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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