Is being polite better than being rude? Does civility really cost nothing and buy you everything? What are the costs of being polite?

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Things mentioned in this podcast:

Links between agreeableness and outcomes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3845351/

Punshing people who are too nice: http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2010-14719-007

Psychology Today - ‘likeability is overrated’: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wander-woman/201101/quit-being-so-nice