Is being polite better than being rude? Does civility really cost nothing and buy you everything? What are the costs of being polite?\n\nImage by Jean-\xc9tienne Liotard via Wikipedia\n\nThings mentioned in this podcast:\n\nLinks between agreeableness and outcomes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3845351/\nPunshing people who are too nice: http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2010-14719-007\nPsychology Today - \u2018likeability is overrated\u2019: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wander-woman/201101/quit-being-so-nice