On a recent weekday afternoon, Xuan Zhao popped into the post office shortly before it closed. The man helping her was incredibly patient and went out of his way to assist her with a pile of packages.

Someone pays us a compliment and we deflect or minimize the kind words, as if doing so will make us seem humble or at least not look arrogant. Many of us struggle with this issue. Someone pays us a ...

Compliments are one of the most extraordinary components of social life. If given right they create so much positive energy that they make things happen almost as if by magic. They ease the atmosphere ...

Compliments are like candy for self-esteem, and you might be overdoing it. You shower your partner with praise, shower them with flowers via text, and whisper "I feel safe with you." Yet, despite all ...

Thomas Edison's compliment with Twain's handwritten comments (from the Bob Slotta Collection published in Ephemera News, 2001) 1. Accept compliments with magical words that have worked for compliments ...

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. The morning before my daughter was released from the hospital to recover from scoliosis surgery, a heat wave hit. Like most Seattle homes, ours ...