John_Maxwell_IV comments on How my social skills went from horrible to mediocre - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jiro 20 May 2015 03:11:51PM 7 points [-]

to. If somebody is angry at me and insults me, I know that it's not me who the person is insulting, it's instead the person's perception of me.

If you really believe that, wouldn't the same thing apply to praise of you as well?

Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 21 May 2015 02:03:26AM 0 points [-]

Sometimes perceptions are accurate and sometimes they aren't. If you have reason to believe that a person's perception of you is inaccurate, you should be less inclined to take their judgements of you at face value.