On Being Nice [EPUB ebook] 
This guidebook explores the key themes of ‘being nice’ and how we can achieve this often overlooked accolade.

I. Why We Don’t Really Want to Be Nice

1. The Legacy of Christianity: Nice but Weak

2. The Legacy of Romanticism: Nice but Boring

3. The Legacy of Capitalism: Nice but Bankrupt

4. The Legacy of Eroticism: Nice but Unsexy

II. Kindness

1. Charity

2. The Weakness of Strength

3. Losers and Tragic Heroes

4. Motives

5. Suffering and Meanness

6. Politeness

III. Charm

1. What Is the Purpose of Friendship?

2. The Problem of Over-Friendliness

3. How to Overcome Shyness

4. Why Affectionate Teasing Is Kind and Necessary

5. How to Be Warm

6. Why Flirting Matters

7. Why Kind People Always Lie

8. How to Be a Good Listener

9. How to Be Open-Minded

10. How Not to Be Boring

11. How to Talk about Yourself

12. How Not to Rant

13. The Charm of Vulnerability

14. The Ultimate Test of Your Social Skills

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