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Highlights tagged "honesty"

There comes a time when the only way to start living is to tell the truth. To be who you really are, even if it is dangerous.
But recently, now, I was starting to feel that you couldn’t do mathematics with emotions. In protecting yourself from hurt you could create a new, subtler type of pain.
We expect others to be honest and open with their intentions, especially romantically, but how many people are we keeping on the back burner?
When was the last time you leapt out of your comfort zone to tell someone you care about them? When was the last time you definitively asked someone on a date?
Fake kindness isn’t worth it. It makes the world worse.
When talking with people, ask deep open-ended questions — like “What’s your biggest regret?” — that will lead to unexpected stories.
—Derek Sivers, How to Live. Highlighted
No matter how honest you are, there’s always more honest.
—Derek Sivers, How to Live. Highlighted
Invite your dream date to dinner. While everyone else is nervously preparing, you jump right in, unafraid to fail.
—Derek Sivers, How to Live. Highlighted