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Expressing Love and Compassion in the Everyday Life

What exactly is meant by “love and compassion”? What are some ways you can cultivate genuine compassion towards all living things? As His Holiness the Dalai Lama aptly said, “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.” However, when we get caught up in the everyday ebb and flow of life, acting with compassion is easier said than done. However, you don’t need to be a Buddhist saint to approach life from a place of love and compassion. Here’s how you can make an effort to show compassion in your daily life.

Attractive Qualities in a Person That Friends Love

What are attractive qualities in a person? Why do people who want friends look for these qualities? Just like with romantic relationships, people are attracted to certain qualities they look for in friends. Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlins’s book The Like Switch provide a list of qualities you can inherit that people will find attractive. To get a better sense of these attractive qualities in a person, keep reading.

What to Consider When You Meet New Friends Online

Do you want to make friends? Can you meet new friends online? In Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlins’s book The Like Switch, they highlight the advantages and disadvantages of meeting new friends online. On one hand, it’s a great way to meet like-minded people, but you could also be easily catfished. Let’s look at what you need to keep in mind when you form relationships online.

Tips on How to Be a Good Conversationalist

Do you want to know how to be a good conversationalist? What makes a compelling conversation? One way to start and maintain strong relationships is by being a skilled conversationalist. In The Like Switch, Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlins give tips for keeping conversations balanced and pleasant for everyone involved. Continue reading to learn how to be a good conversationalist.

How to Compliment a Friend Without an Ulterior Motive

Do you know how to compliment a friend? Why should you give out compliments? In The Like Switch, Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlins suggest complimenting friends if you want to improve your relationships with them. They offer a few tricks to compliment someone without coming off as insincere to ensure you don’t hurt anyone’s feelings. Read below for the authors’ guide to being nice to someone in the best way possible.

How to Maintain Friendships for Life: 3 Foolproof Methods

What is the key to maintaining friendships? Do you want your friends to stick around for a while? You might know how to start new friendships, but it’s even harder to keep them. In The Like Switch, Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlins provide methods for maintaining strong relationships by keeping new and old friends feeling valued and happy. Take a look at how to maintain friendships for the long term.

5 Examples of Bad Nonverbal Communication to Avoid

What are examples of bad nonverbal communication? What is the effect of negative body language? It’s easy to tell how a person is feeling through their body language. When you roll your eyes or avoid eye contact with people, they might take it as an insult. Below we’ll look at examples of bad nonverbal communication that Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlins highlight in their book The Like Switch.

Expert Tips on How to Make Good Friends

Are you wondering how to make good friends? What makes someone a good friend? In The Like Switch, Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlins address four factors they claim are necessary for any budding friendship to succeed. They also advise on how to draw people to you and how to connect with new friends. Keep reading for a breakdown of Schafer and Karlins’s advice on how to make good friends.

7 Nonverbal Communication Cues That Convey Friendship

What are friendly nonverbal communication cues? How should you read these gestures? The Like Switch by Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlins outlines several nonverbal communication cues that you should take as friendly. These gestures can help you effectively communicate your openness to friendship. Below we’ll discuss the authors’ advice for using nonverbal cues to spot potential friends.

Understanding Nonverbal Communication Like a Pro

What is nonverbal communication? What is the key to understanding nonverbal communication? Nonverbal communication is the facial expressions and gestures you make that communicate how you feel. To consciously assess where strangers might fall on the friendship spectrum, you need to know how to translate nonverbal cues. If you want to understand nonverbal communication like a pro, read below.