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Society Research shows the 'compliment sandwich' is no longer effective - University of Western Ontario

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-compliment-sandwich-longer-effective.html
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u/rostron92 8h ago

Going to college for graphic design, we all would critique each other's work, and one of the requirements was to come up with at least one nice thing to say. And it was always the least helpful or least genuine thing said during a critique.

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u/faaded 7h ago

“I liked the colour schemes, the parts about bringing Fascism back though I would definitely dial down”

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u/AxelNotRose 7h ago

You forgot to close the sandwich.

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u/faaded 6h ago

It’s just open faced