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When is it okay to comment on someone’s appearance?
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When is it okay to comment on someone’s appearance?

ByJosh Bernoff June 13, 2024June 13, 2024

Now that we all see each other on video calls, it’s inevitable that you’ll observe other people and form impressions. When is it to make a comment about how someone looks? Let’s make this simple. The answer, with a few narrow exceptions, is, never. I was recently on a video call with the CEO of…

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How take a compliment — and how to give one
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How take a compliment — and how to give one

ByJosh Bernoff May 22, 2018May 3, 2023

The New York Times published an absurd article called “How to Accept A Compliment,” by Carolyn Bucior. Like all of us, I have struggled with this question. Here I offer a practical suggestion on what to do about it (which is more than the Times did). The Times article quotes the Center for Advance Research…

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