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3. Cut out the humblebragging.

Humblebragging is just bragging masked by a complaint. “I hate it when I’m upgraded to first class and they run out of champagne.” Most people can see your humblebrag for what it is: a brag-brag.

A Harvard Business School study found that, although people often choose to humblebrag when they want to make a good impression, it’s actually terrible to use as a self-promotional strategy; it makes the humblebragger seem less likeable and more insincere. In fact, humblebragging is less effective than actual complaining because complainers are seen as sincere.