Reacting to compliments

SkorchZang · 2015-09-07T13:40:06+00:00

To me it's natural, trained myself to never take any compliment seriously to heart, and instead channel that inner Carey Grant:

"Why, thank you very much."
"Thank you kindly."
"What a keen eye you have. Merci."

All of it delivered with the charming polite tone of somebody who's used to compliments and doesn't get excited about them.

throw_em_all · 2015-09-07T16:52:29+00:00

As the great Han Solo once said: "I know."

RedPharaohRising · 2015-09-07T16:18:33+00:00

First off, how are you inclined to react? Ie., what's your natural reaction? I do not know how to take compliments. I tend to be uncomfortable and doubt how genuine they are.

Secondly, what do you want to convey/project?
Based on the second answer, work on your internals so as to fix your state and frame from 1).

docs20 · 2015-09-07T18:43:05+00:00

"Oh, thank you (for the compliment)"

DOCTORxTEETH · 2015-09-07T21:44:04+00:00

Sometimes it's some form of thank you, other times, it's "Oh, I know".

Title	Reacting to compliments
Author	obd2
Upvotes	3
Comments	5
Date	September 7, 2015 11:12 AM UTC (10 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/askTRP
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