Thursday, September 16, 2021

Nice versus kind

I'm not sure if I've made this distinction before here, but it is very significant. I went to YouTube and found some very quick examples:

Being "Nice" vs. Being Kind

The thing that stood out with what Andrew Blum said is that being nice is really about you, not the other person. It's about making you feel more comfortable by avoiding confrontation. I like how he called the alternative courageous.

Being nice vs being kind

The thing that stood out in Mark Walsh's explanation is that sometimes niceness and kindness are the same thing, but not always. The photocopy of compassion.


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