Flattery Accepted

How to complete Flattery Accepted

Deflecting praise ('oh, this old thing') quietly trains you to reject good feedback and corrects the person who offered it. A plain thank-you lets the compliment land and reads as confidence, not arrogance.

1. Default to two words: 'Thank you,' and stop the sentence there.
2. Resist adding a disclaimer, a counter-compliment, or reasons they're wrong.
3. If silence feels awkward, add one honest line like 'That means a lot.'
4. Hold eye contact and let the moment sit instead of rushing past it.

Tips

• Catch the reflex to name a flaw ('but the ending dragged'); that's deflection in disguise.
• Returning a compliment is fine only if it's true and not a dodge.

What counts as done

You accept several compliments in a row without minimizing, arguing, or deflecting any of them.