Title: Being considerate of others is a good career move, but how practical is it? | World Economic Forum
Headings: Being considerate of others is a good career move, but how practical is it?
Being considerate of others is a good career move, but how practical is it?
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Content: One of the huge fallacies our culture has embraced is that feeling something is the same as acting on that feeling, and that’s just wrong, because there’s this little thing called self-control. Whether it’s helping out a co-worker when you’re in a crunch to meet your own deadline or continuing to be pleasant with someone who is failing to return the favor, being considerate often means not acting on what you feel. Try to find a way for everybody to win. Many people approach life as a zero-sum game. They think that somebody has to win and somebody else has to lose. Considerate people, on the other hand, try to find a way for everybody to win. That’s not always possible, but it’s their goal. If you want to be more considerate, stop thinking of every interaction with others as a win/lose scenario. Act on your intuition when it comes to other people’s needs. Sometimes you can just tell when someone is upset or having a bad day.