Alex Shalman . comPractical Personal Development

Some people go through their day without giving much consideration about how they will interact with their fellow humans. This article will forever change the way you look at even the shortest conversation.

You never know what kind of an affect a compliment may have on a person. A smile, a better day, or a large scale domino affect of good vibes and good fortune. In return, you will build rapport and bask in the glory that you did a nice thing for another.

The 30 second compliment experiment.

In order to make complimenting a habit we’re going to force ourselves to compliment everyone we meet. Starting now, we are going to compliment whoever we speak with within the first 30 seconds of initiating the conversation. We’re going to do this with every single person we speak with!

Now I’m not saying you need to pull over every person you pass on the street. You do this with anyone you are already engaging a conversation with, for whatever reason.

This is an observational experiment. This means that we are going to take notice, and possibly record the responses that we get from this venture. Here are some of the things we should look out for.

• What was the person’s reaction to the compliment?
• Did we get a thank you?
• Did we get a smile?
• How did we feel about paying the compliment?
• Did they compliment us back?
• Did we diffuse what looked like a bad mood?

We can take note of many aspects in this experiment. The good part about this experiment is that no harm can come from this type of interaction. Not that I see anyway. The trick is to be sincere in your compliments. If you compliment something that is obviously off, such as the hair on a bold guy, people will be hurt or take offense. We want to be genuine and sincere.

Have you ever done such an experiment? What have you observed when you genuinely complimented someone? Do you think this is a good habit to get yourself into?

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