Social Virtues

• 01.
  How to Choose A Good Present
• 02.
  How to Be a Good Guest
• 03.
  How To Make People Feel Good about Themselves
• 04.
  How To Tell When You Are Being A Bore
• 05.
  What Is Empathy?
• 06.
  How Not to Rant
• 07.
  How Not to Be Boring
• 08.
  In Praise of Blushing
• 09.
  On Eggs and Compassion
• 10.
  How to Become an Adult
• 11.
  People-Pleasing: and How to Overcome It
• 12.
  Why Truly Sociable People Hate Parties
• 13.
  How to Be Diplomatic
• 14.
  Sane Insanity
• 15.
  Charity of Interpretation
• 16.
  How to Be a Good Teacher
• 17.
  The Solution to Clumsiness
• 18.
  How to Be a Man
• 19.
  Political Correctness vs. Politeness
• 20.
  The Importance of Selfishness
• 21.
  Aphorisms on Kindness
• 22.
  Why We Don’t Really Want to Be Nice
• 23.
  The Charm of Vulnerability
• 24.
  The Ultimate Test of Your Social Skills
• 25.
  How to Be Open-Minded
• 26.
  Why Kind People Always Lie
• 27.
  How to Be Warm
• 28.
  The Problem of Over-Friendliness
• 29.
  How to Forgive
• 30.
  Why We’re Fated to Be Lonely (But That’s OK)
• 31.
  How to Cope with Snobbery
• 32.
  On Charm
• 33.
  On Being Kind
• 34.
  On Gratitude
• 35.
  On Forgiveness
• 36.
  On Charity
• 37.
  On Wisdom

Confidence

• 38.
  What to Do at Parties If You Hate Small Talk
• 39.
  How to Approach Strangers at A Party
• 40.
  How to Be Comfortable on Your Own in Public
• 41.
  Akrasia - or Why We Don't Do What We Believe
• 42.
  Why We Think So Much about Our Hair
• 43.
  Aphorisms on Confidence
• 44.
  How Knowledge of Difficulties Lends Confidence
• 45.
  How Thinking You’re an Idiot Lends Confidence
• 46.
  How to Overcome Shyness
• 47.
  The Mind-Body Problem
• 48.
  The Impostor Syndrome
• 49.
  On the Origins of Confidence
• 50.
  Self-Esteem
• 51.
  On Confidence
• 52.
  On Not Liking the Way One Looks

Friendship

• 53.
  What Can Stop the Loneliness?
• 54.
  Why Men Are So Bad at Friendship
• 55.
  What Would An Ideal Friend Be Like?
• 56.
  'Couldn't We Just Be Friends?'
• 57.
  On Acquiring an Enemy
• 58.
  Why Old Friends Matter
• 59.
  Why Not to Panic about Enemies
• 60.
  What Is the Purpose of Friendship?
• 61.
  Friendship and Vulnerability
• 62.
  On Socks and Friendship
• 63.
  The Teasing of Old Friends

Communication

• 64.
  How to Become Someone People Will Confide in
• 65.
  How To Write An Effective Thank You Letter
• 66.
  How to Be a Good Listener
• 67.
  How to Comment Online
• 68.
  Listening as Editing
• 69.
  The Importance of Flattery
• 70.
  How to Narrate Your Life Story
• 71.
  The Art of Listening
• 72.
  How to Narrate Your Dreams
• 73.
  How to Talk About Yourself
• 74.
  Communication
• 75.
  How to Be a Good Teacher
• 76.
  On How to Disagree
• 77.
  On the Art of Conversation