15 Common Habits That Make People Dislike You

Acting too nice
You might think you'll win people over by acting altruistic, but science suggests otherwise.In a 2010 study, researchers at Washington State University gave college students points that they could keep or redeem for meal-service vouchers. Participants were told that they were playing in groups of five — even though four of them were manipulations by the researchers — and were told that giving up points would boost the group's chance of getting a monetary reward.