nice

i've realized how much better it is just to be nice. so nice, so polite, so self-effacing, so earnest, so interested, so sympathetic, that people no longer want to argue with you, and your arguments turn into collaborations, turn into the both of you working to steer your discussion in a positive direction, and finally i know what it feels like to create something instead of destroying it, and it's a blast. today's daily dose of insight: build others up and you elevate yourself as well, and it feels amazing. the only true power is the power to do good.