Impressing a Pig

"One of the most universal causes of self-doubt and depression: trying to impress people you don’t like."

Tim Ferriss

This is so true! The problem, however, is that an attempt to impress someone often happens automatically, by default, as a normal human response before we even know that we don't like the person we are trying to impress.

Perhaps, they are skillfully hiding their dislike of us while pretending to be friendly.

Or, for whatever reason, they dislike us instantly, and we haven't gotten a clue yet.

Then, there is situation with clients or bosses. If we only try to impress those we like, we either go broke or loose our jobs. And yet, there is nothing worse than trying to impress a moron who holds a power over you.