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How to embrace rejection (with Jia Jiang)

How to Be a Better Human

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How to Not Get Rejected When You Make Requests Later On

"I'm going to say a joke, and then i'll just thank them and leave. That's ow i had this plan in my mind," she says. "And 15 minutes later, she give me a box of doughnuts that looks like olinpic rings." She asks how the other person wold be like, ok, maybe i actwoull help this person so it doesn't get personal or i don't feel too bad about rejecting the person. Some people just want to get rid of you, but most people are actually kind and helpful,. So learned some very interesting and, i think, broadly applicable techniques that everyone who is listening can use'

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