Be Nice: The Magic of Spontaneous Trait Transference

I'm going to share a secret of why you should always be positive when talking about another person. Let's say you're talking to someone about your colleague named Chris, and you say something like, oh, you should have seen the presentation. Chris was so engaging. The colleague who's listening to you talk about Chris will start associate that trait, in this case being engaging with you. This is called spontaneous trait transference, and it's not something we consciously decide to do. It happens naturally. Remember, though, this also happens in the negative when you say, ugh, Chris was so boring, guess who also appears boring? The punchline say positive things about others. It just might make you look better too. Follow me to learn more.