Learned a new word (not a good characteristic though) this morning: HUMBLEBRAG Humblebragging is a form of bragging that tries to cover the brag with a veneer of humility so you can brag without appearing to brag. (Key word is appearing, because its still easy to tell humblebraggers are quite tickled with themselves.) For example, heres a tweeted humblebrag from actor Stephen Fry: Oh dear. Dont know what to do at the airport. Huge crowd, but Ill miss my plane if I stop and do photos... oh dear dont want to disappoint. No one wants to hear how stressed you are about your upcoming TED Talk. No one wants to hear how hard it is to maintain two homes. Before you brag -- humbly or not, business or personal -- think about your audience. A gal who is a size 14 doesnt want to hear you complain that normally youre a size 2 but youre a size 4 in Prada because Prada sizes run large. Or better yet, dont brag at all. Just be proud of what youve accomplished. Let others brag for you. https://linkedin/pulse/10-irritating-behaviors-make-people-kinda-hate-you-jeff-haden
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 13:52:40 +0000
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