Today’s Word: pride

April 17, 2018 =========

☆  pride  プライド

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Pride has two uses, a positive one and a negative one. A feeling of pride is the feeling of satisfaction that you have because you have done something good. For example, a sense of pride in a job well done. Or a company might pride itself on offering the best quality product. This kind of pride doesn’t really interfere with good communication.

On the other hand, the second use of pride is the feeling that you are better or more important than other people. As you can imagine, this kind of pride will be a hindrance to good communication! It’s hard to communicate well when you feel that you are better than the other person, because you most likely don’t feel like the communication is worth taking time for. And of course, if the other person feels pride that they are better than you, then you probably won’t be motivated to communicate with that person anyway.

So, always remember to check which kind of pride you are feeling!

Bye,

Chris