Re:A Rough Guide to Social Skills for Awkward Smart People
by JanezStupar on Monday May 02, 2011 @09:47AM
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Since everything else was already covered by others except of "How to accept a compliment" - here is my take.
My response usually is: "Thank you very much, I'm glad you noticed it." Or something in the general direction. When I am also certain of stellar job I did I usually add: "I try very hard to get it right."
Some people might take it as egotistical - but in my experience it is usually the real egotists trying to get you out of the way. I don't go around telling people how awesome I am - but when somebody thinks so, I make the most of it.
I also try to pass along credit - by notifying the complimentor of who helped me out and by passing compliment along to those I put forward.
I never play it down - since that might insult the complimentor.
The general philosophy is what my mother taught me: "When somebody offers you something - you should gratefully accept. If you have no use for what you received then you find someone who does and pass it along."
My response usually is: "Thank you very much, I'm glad you noticed it." Or something in the general direction. When I am also certain of stellar job I did I usually add: "I try very hard to get it right."
Some people might take it as egotistical - but in my experience it is usually the real egotists trying to get you out of the way. I don't go around telling people how awesome I am - but when somebody thinks so, I make the most of it.
I also try to pass along credit - by notifying the complimentor of who helped me out and by passing compliment along to those I put forward.
I never play it down - since that might insult the complimentor.
The general philosophy is what my mother taught me: "When somebody offers you something - you should gratefully accept. If you have no use for what you received then you find someone who does and pass it along."