Musings

“You look great today.” “I like your style.” “Your smile is contagious.” “You have a great sense of humor.” “Your voice is magnificent.” Whether we accept it or not, all of us are familiar these types of compliments. We may not receive them daily but we ain’t alien to them on special occasions. I recently attended the farewell party at my college and it was certainly a great place to put my recent knowledge of psychology into use. What i realized is that most of us can’t take a compliment and don’t even realize it . Maybe we don’t respect ourselves as being worthy of admiration or we believe refusing a compliment or putting ourselves down makes us seem humble. More often than not, how receptive we are to compliments is a reflection of our self-esteem and deep feelings of self worth. Here are some negative ways in which we respond to compliments. Can you find yourself in the list? “You look awesome in this shirt” 1. Comment History- “Oh, I bought it from New Delhi.”...