Nice is about being liked. Kind is about being honest. I pull the two apart — what "nice" is quietly costing you and the people around you, and how to choose kind: the honest sentence, said early, with warmth.
Most of us were raised to be nice and told it was kindness. It isn't. Nice keeps the peace in the room; kind tells the truth even when it costs the peace. This week — starting with something my grandson did in his middle school classroom — I pull the two apart.
In this episode:
"Being nice costs you yourself. Being kind only costs you a moment."
The book — Stop Stealing From Yourself: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H427G18R
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