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Learn the Simple Tricks to the Art of Persuasion
You can't always get what you want, but you can improve your chances by being charming and convincing. This info-comic by illustrator Yumi Sakugawa runs down the basics of the art of persuasion. While the comic starts off with an easier-said-than-done task of being charming, it gets into more specific approaches to being persuasive like making the person feel at ease, getting them to agree to something you said, concentrate on making them feel rather than think, and tapping into their imagination.
If You Want the Truth Out of Someone, Send Them a Text Message
A new study shows that people are more likely to tell the truth in text messages than they are in phone calls. The study focused on 600 iPhone users and asked them questions about drinking habits, exercise, and other sensitive information over both phone and SMS interviews.
10 Things to Do If You’re Alone for the Holidays | Psych Central
For a wide variety of reasons, many of us find ourselves alone for the holidays.
How to Write Interesting Status Updates for Facebook
With just a few simple, easy-to-repeat ideas, you can be consistently funny AND interesting using social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and... Facebook posts, whether public status updates or a statement directed toward an individual user, are common ways to share information using the... How to Write Better Facebook StatusesI just spent the week with three of my Proteus colleagues, teaching management and leadership skills to a group of 60 smart, dedicated professional women through a program called Rising Leaders . One of the core management skills we taught them (this was the group’s choice) was listening. I was thrilled they chose this skill.
3 Simple Ways to Get People to Listen to You
In a Creative Mornings talk, creative thinker Simon Sinek demonstrates very clearly how the way you phrase a request for something you want will often mean the difference between someone helping you and someone finding you annoying.
To Get What You Want, Ask for It First and Save the Pleasantries for Later
Photo: Bertrand There is a simple fact of human nature that states we all want to be liked . Don’t be afraid to admit it.
8 Keys to Instant Charisma
(she says Hey, I've seen you at __________ ) "Oh, so you were checking me out then?"
Cocky & Funny Openers II - David DeAngelo, PUA, Seduction Tips, Pickup Routines
How to Avoid Being a Wallflower
Don’t you hate when you’re out at a social gathering and you’re the only person sitting at the table who isn’t part of the conversation? Every time you try to say something you seem to get interrupted or ignored.How to Get a Life
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.Your boss is pursing her lips and drumming her fingers on the table during your presentation.