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Journal 3.16.23

In which I discuss my fear of compliments, walking alone, and dancing

David Todd McCarty
ILLUMINATION-Curated
5 min readMar 16
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Why I Don’t Take Online Compliments Well

Most people aren’t particularly good at taking compliments from others. We get embarrassed. We don’t want to seem egotistical, so we can’t just readily agree. “You’re right. I am brilliant…

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David Todd McCarty
ILLUMINATION-Curated

A cranky raconteur searching for hope and humor. Top Writer in Life, Writing, Culture, Social Media, Foodies, Science, Politics, History, Travel + more.