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fromSilicon Canals
3 days ago

Behavioral scientists found that the people who become less likeable with age but more respected are operating on a principle most people understand intellectually but can't execute emotionally - that respect and likeability are often inversely correlated after 60, because likeability requires you to shrink and respect requires you to hold your shape, and most people spent their first six decades shrinking and their last two deciding that holding their shape matters more than fitting into someone else's fra

Standing up for oneself can lead to decreased likability, but it is a necessary part of emotional maturity and self-respect.
fromVulture
3 months ago

Elsbeth Recap: Likability is a Jail

Ah, the trap of feminine likability. We're conditioned to believe there are only two options for how women are perceived, particularly in the workplace: we can either be liked or be respected. I'm always inclined to call bullshit on this kind of dichotomy. First of all, who says there are only two options? Who says what the options are, and who put those people in charge of determining the options we supposedly must choose between? Why do we have to choose at all?
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fromFast Company
4 months ago

This 1 small habit makes you instantly likable, according to a Yale expert

Practicing small acts of genuine interest, gratitude, and kindness makes people more likable by spreading positive emotions and strengthening connections.
fromVulture
7 months ago

The Bright Side of a Studio Sweep at the Emmys

In the awards game, likability is paramount; voters vote for the shows and people they like best, which is why publicity departments work overtime to get their stars out in front of cameras during awards season, selling the best product they have: themselves. Apple TV+ has campaigned for The Studio as aggressively as any other show this year, which is how it ended up with 23 Emmy nominations, setting a record for a first-year comedy.
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