#45: Empires Rose and Fell
I’m really curious as to which empires rose or fell as a result of this. I’d be interested to see five academic sources with citations to prove the hypothesis. After that we can see what we say about the validity of this supposed hack. Although maybe it is more straightforward than that.

I think the key thing that we often miss actually how little it demands of us to make a significant difference to others. Even taking the time to find the right words of praise or appreciation (or taking the time to find any words) is enough to change someone’s entire perspective.
