Humble bragging
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The dreaded humble brag
We’re all good at something. We’ve all done exciting things. Most of us get engaged, married, or promoted. Everyone feels tempted to share good news, or just promote themselves.
The problem is when you get so focused on your good news, you assume nobody else has ever done anything meaningful with their lives. You assume up front they won’t be happy for you. That’s when you immediately try to downplay the big news you just shared. Trying to be humble usually comes off as arrogant and condescending.
Here’s how to fix it:
If you have good news, just spit it out. Humble bragging doesn’t work because it’s false modesty, and therefore a form of bullshit.