Reflection on “How to win friends and influence others”

During the break I was reading Dale Carnegie’s book on How to Win Friends and Influence People. He was making a point that it is difficult to form new habit because

🔹It is much easier to criticize and condemn then it is to try to understand the other person's viewpoint.

🔹It is frequently easier to find faults than to find praise.

🔹It is more natural to talk about what you want to talk about than what other person want to talk about.

It got me thinking about application of these insights

1️⃣Rather than view a person who criticise as difficult to work with, what if the person is viewed as being helpful - to highlight blind spots, push us to come up with better solutions, drive us to grow personally

2️⃣Genuine praises happened so infrequently. Its one of the few things in life that cost nothing yet so invaluable in lifting the spirits of others. Plus it as unlimited as the generosity of our heart.

3️⃣You don’t have to be an extrovert to be a great networker. It’s more about listening to win friends and influence.

What are your reflection points?