
How to escape the cynicism trap | Jamil Zaki
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What Is Cynicism?
Cynicism is a belief that people are selfish, greedy and dishonest. Scepticism is being agnostic and open to new information about people. When you act in a cynical way towards some one, oftentimes you bring out the worst in them. You can think of cynicism as like an acid that dissolves ties between people slowly and perniciously.
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