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Miguel de Cervantes

There is also this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it.

Miguel de Cervantes

Humor

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When someone brags, they are revealing what they secretly wish to be or achieve. By encouraging them to keep talking, you can better understand their true desires and hold them accountable to those ideals.

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