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+1. I say this jokingly, but in a sense being a people-pleaser vs being empathetic is a “skill issue.”

Being focused on how people might think of you is shallow and tastes like narcissism. Even if in your own mind you are “thinking about others” too much you are really only thinking about yourself through their eyes.

Being present in the moment with someone and their feelings involves getting out of your own narrative.



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