“A stiff apology is a second insult… The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.”
-G. K. Chesterton
It’s a lesson I sometimes want to project onto other people, while I could also practice it a little better myself
I like that quite a bit. I’ve learned quite alot from thinking about times people have treated me well – like my admins tend to love that I’ll explicitly say “I need copies, but this is a LOW priority, so whenever you can get to it is fine” as opposed to alot of colleagues for whom everything is ASAP. And I’ve learned from a specific friend to always be explicit on compliments – “That dress has the coolest pattern” feels less autopilot than “You look nice”
Sorry to babble – hope you are having a good night
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