Technique No. 58: The Knee Jerk Wow

You must praise people the moment they finish a feat. Americans, unfortunately, are beastly at accepting adulation. If someone compliments you and you react clumsily out of embarrassment, you unwittingly start a vicious cycle. We don't know how to receive a compliment. I would like to dedicate the following technique to my French friends who have been able to make a difference.