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The importance of being nice

The importance of being nice

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The importance of being nice

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- This next video is about increasing the happiness in your life by being nicer. You probably think from watching this course that I am a nice person, but I'm not really, but I do make the effort when I remember to. There are certainly some people who are naturally nice, but for most of us, I think it's something we can work on, which we will find rewarding, if we can get better at it. There's no doubt in my mind that you reap what you sow. I know people who never help anyone else, never made any effort. They're just totally selfish, and so, of course nobody helps them either, which they then complain about. People who are unreliable also reap what they sow. Other people don't trust them, so they gradually get excluded from anything important. If you're miserable, then all you'll see around you is other people not smiling. If you don't listen to other people, they won't listen to you either. If you don't thank people, they won't do things for you, and if you don't care about other…

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