Day 1
Go one day without criticising
Criticism rarely changes anyone — it puts people on the defensive and makes them justify themselves. People respond far better to being understood than to being corrected. Holding back a complaint is the first people-skill, and the hardest.
Inspired by How to Win Friends and Influence People — Dale Carnegie
- From now until you sleep: no criticising, condemning or complaining about anyone.
- When you catch the urge, pause and ask: 'Why might they have done that?'
- Keep a tally of how many times you caught yourself.
You'll answer: How many times did you catch yourself, and what was the hardest moment to stay quiet?