I’m sceptical that the appreciation needs to be sincere. In a world full of fakes, social media, etc. I think people don’t really deep whether something is fake. They’re happy to ‘win’ with accepting a statement or compliment as real, even if it’s just polite or part of corporate speak.
Even more concerning, is that if you don’t meet this insanely high threshold now of: ‘Compliment everyone, or stay quiet.’ you’re interpreted as cold, harsh or critical. In reality, you’re just being truthful and realistic with how you hand out appreciation.
I’m sceptical that the appreciation needs to be sincere. In a world full of fakes, social media, etc. I think people don’t really deep whether something is fake. They’re happy to ‘win’ with accepting a statement or compliment as real, even if it’s just polite or part of corporate speak.
Even more concerning, is that if you don’t meet this insanely high threshold now of: ‘Compliment everyone, or stay quiet.’ you’re interpreted as cold, harsh or critical. In reality, you’re just being truthful and realistic with how you hand out appreciation.