Say No Evil (Follow-up)

So, it was interesting trying a day with no insults, joking or not. I think, on the whole, it's impact was positive: I was kinder to others, I thought out the possible consequences of my actions,and I felt a little more calm and level headed than normal. I even had a couple people come up to me and tell me how nice I was. However, I still don't think being sarcastic is detrimental to a friendship. It can even be helpful, as it can establish a humorous familiarity between two people.  I think the real reason I seemed nicer that day was because being kind or sweet was the best way I could think of to interact with people without being facetious. So, tomorrow at school I'll try to tweak this experiment a little. Instead of not being facetious, I will try to complement (or do some nice deed for) everyone I have a conversation with tomorrow.  That way, I'll directly be focusing on being nice, without having to sacrifice the fun of being sarcastic and obnoxious :)