The Problem with Over-Friendly People

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    Sean FargoPublished January 31, 2015 · Updated April 16, 2024 · 1 min read
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    Friendliness is a great virtue, but over-friendliness can be a social disaster. If you are one of the over friendly people, this video is for you.

    Friendliness is a great virtue. Over-friendliness can be an unexpected problem. For gifts and more from The School of Life, visit our online shop: https://goo.gl/81j1IRJoin our exclusive mailing list: http://bit.ly/2e0TQNJ Or visit us in person at our London HQ: https://goo.gl/NT09Ap Download our App: https://goo.gl/vnKbbVFURTHER READING“There is a particularly poignant way to be a social disaster: through over-friendliness, a pattern of behaviour driven by the very best of motives which ends up feeling as irritating as outright rudeness. We meet the over friendly people at the office, laughing at the jokes of the senior management; behind the desk at the hotel, wishing Sir or Madam a highly enjoyable stay and across the table on a first date, lavishly endorsing their would-be partner’s every opinion about recent books and films.…”You can read more on this and other topics on our blog TheBookofLife.org at this link: https://goo.gl/jfPQtO

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