![]() ![]() ![]() After the third friend in a row calls you for help asking for a raise, you might finally give yourself credit as a pretty good negotiator. Until a friend finds the courage to tell you that she never feels like you’re listening to her, you might not realize this is how others are perceiving your chatterbox tendencies. Until a friend specifically requests you bring your lemon meringue pie to brunch, you might not realize you’ve become an excellent baker. We can see our flaws illuminated in new ways, but we can also notice many good things we didn’t know were there. (We think of it as the difference between a shaky selfie and a really clear portrait taken by somebody else.) Observing ourselves in the mirror of others is how we improve as people. This mirror allows them to see things they wouldn’t be able to observe if they were holding up the mirror to themselves. “According to Aristotle, friends hold a mirror up to each other. ![]()
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