When People Are Down, They Don’t Want To Hear Cheer Up

When people are down, they don’t want to hear “Cheer up!”. Pushing them to be positive invalidates their emotions. They don’t want to be told how to feel. They want to know you care about how they feel. The goal isn’t always to feel better. Sometimes it’s just to be understood.

– Adam Grant

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