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I don't even know how to respond to that.
I'm Angela Duckworth.
I'm Mike Mon, and you're listening to.
No stupid questions today on the show.
Can you be too agreeable?
What can I do to help you solve your problem?
Hello, Angela.
We are on our fourth personality trait of the big five.
These have gone fast.
Oh, my gosh.
Three down.
Here we go.
So, today we are talking about agreeableness, right?
And we have a great question to set this up.
Hi, NSQ.
It's really important to me to be kind and empathetic.
I volunteer.
I donate to many charities and nonprofits, and I try to give everyone I meet the benefit of the doubt.
I don't regret any of these behaviors, but I've been taken advantage of many times because of them.
Friends always know that I'll help out when they need help moving or want a ride home from the airport, but they are suddenly busy when it's time to reciprocate.