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Afterreadingthetext“InPraiseofFlattery”,Iwouldliketotakeonesentenceinthispassagetobemypointofview,thatis,“Someonewithasmuchself-assuranceanddiscernmentasyouwouldwantnotsoftsoapbutunvarnishedcandor.”AlthoughIamnotthepersonashedescribed.

Asthewriterpointedout,“Flatteriesarepartofthemortarthatholdssocietytogether.”Itotallyagreewithhim.Whendiscussingthecooperation;

whenmakingnewfriends,whatistheshortcuttoachieveyourgoal?

Simpleandpracticable,flatterywillnevermakeyoudisappointed.It’sreallyapanaceainthesocialactivities,anextremelyeffectivewaytoincreasebondingbetweenpeople.Orasthewriterwrote:

“Amutuallyrewardingexchange.Atransactioninwhichbothpartiescomeoutahead.”However,thatmaybetheonlyeffectiverangeofflattery,morespecifically,suchkindofutilitarianflattery.

Oneofmyfriendslikestoflatteranddoesitwell.Theresultisthathehasastrongsocialskill.Butatthesametime,hisfriendsshouldalso“bear”suchkindofflattery,whichmaymakemefeelsicksometimes.MaybehebelievesinwhatCarnegiesaidthatonceyoucanfakesincerity,thereisnothingholdingyouback.However,thereisanothersayinggoes:

“Timerevealsaman'

sheart.”Maybehedoesn’tthinkso,butIdo.Ifonemantreatfriendswithtoomuchwordsagainsthisownwill,hisfriendswillnomoreknowwhichwordsofhimistrueastimegoeson.Inanotherwords,thismanisnotworthtotrust.Whilehemakesgreatefforttopleasehisfriends,theresultwasjusttheopposite.Isn’titpitiable?

Moreseriously,thereisnowayback.Ifyouformthishabit,it’shardforyoutoabandonitafterwards.

Betweenclosefriends,thethingreallyneededisthefrankbehavior.Thatdoesnotmeanflatterywillbeextinct.Onthecontrary,itisnecessary.Thedifferenceisthatthiskindofflatteryistheexpressoftheinneremotion,notthepainstakingplans.Sometimesitmaybepraise,sometimescomfort.Withoutmuchelaboration,it’senoughindeed.Afterall,thatisthenaturalthingsbetweenfriends,andIbelieveitwillneverchange.

AboutInterviews

Tobehonest,I’veneverbeentoajobinterviewbutI’vegonethroughsomeinterviews—forcollegeadmission—andIwouldliketowriteaboutmythoughtsinthisarticle.

Inourtextbook,theauthorlistedfourkeystogettinghired—gettinghiredasinasuccessfulinterview—whichare“preparetowin”,”neverstoplearning”,”believeinyourself”and“findawaytomakeadifference”.FromwhatI’vebeenthrough,Iconsider“preparetowin”and“neverstoplearning”asthemostimportantfactors.Preparationissurelyadecentbeginningforaninterviewasitindicatesthatyou’vedoneyourhomework.Also,beingwell-preparedshowsone’srespectforthecompanyandthatyoutaketheinterviewseriously.Needlesstosay,willingnesstolearnalwayscountsasmaybesomehowyouknownothingaboutwhatyou’resteppingintolikethesituationdescribedinthenovelTheDevilWearsPrada—collegegraduatewithajournalismmajor,Andreaknewnothingaboutfashionandthussufferedahardtimeduringherinterviewwiththechiefeditorofafashionmagazine.That’showrealityworks—sometimesyoudon’thaveachoice.Eventhoughnotknowingthelabelsandnamesinfashionindustry,Andreamadeitthroughtheinterviewandfinallygotthejobthatmostgirlswoulddiefor.That’sthespiritofneverstoplearning.

However,afterreadingaparticleinamagazineonhandshakes,itoccurredtomethatone’sbehaviorshouldalsobeseenasacrucialpartwhileone’sbeinginterviewed.Accordingtothatarticle,“thehumanhandshakeisoneofthemosrcrucialelementsofimpressionformationandisusedasasourceofinformationformakingajudgmentaboutanotherperson”.Therefore,itisclearthatwhatwedo—eventhelittlethingsthatwemayoverlook—makesadifferent.

Toconclude,thepointofaninterviewistoexpressyourselfbuttheoddsthatyousucceedwillincreaseifyoupreparewell,havethepassiontolearnandbehave.So,don’tjeopardizeyourfuture,getready!

Neverjudgeabookbyitscover.

Iwasreallyshockedafterreadingthetextafriendinneed.

Atfirst,Ifeltsounbelievablethatone’sinnermindcouldbesofardifferentfromhisappearance,orwhatweimagineaccordingtohisappearance,actually.

Later,Igotthelessonthatourimagesaboutothersarenotalwaysexactenoughandwearesupposedtobecarefulwhenweareimaginingsomethingabouthumanmind.

Maybetheappearanceandthemannersofsomeonecouldofferusmuchabouthim.Butwecan’tgethisallcharacters.Wealwaysbeginimaginingwhatheislikeatonceafterwemeetastranger.That’snaturalandshouldn’tbeblamed.However,theproblemiswearetooconfidentsometimes.Im