Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus - An online thesaurus and dictionary of over 145,000 words that you explore using an interactive map. Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary and thesaurus. New Car Buying Tips: Dealer fees, haggling tips, scams to avoid. Before heading out to a car dealership there are some important things you should know. Once you get there, you'll be excited and your adrenaline will be pumping as you are surrounded by rows of the hottest new cars. You should prepare yourself in advance so that you'll be able to look past all the distractions and focus on what is really important. Having all of your ducks in a row will make your hunt for a good deal much easier. The salesman wants you to be distracted and unprepared so that you'll be primed for their tricks.
Start by gathering all of the items I recommend to bring with you. "The Folder": Information You Need Before Entering the Dealership Shopping Around For Cars and Test Driving As you enter the dealership, remember your goal. Their goal is to keep you from leaving without buying. "What if I told you can drive off today with no money down? " Tell Them "Even if it was free, I wouldn't buy today, I'm weighing all my options. " Don't Buy a Car Without an MSRP Window Sticker. How to Negotiate like an Indian — 7 Rules. Guess who won? Indians have founded more engineering and technology companies in the U.S. during the past decade than immigrants from Britain, China, Taiwan and Japan combined (Source: Where The Engineers Are, Vivek Wadhwa, 2007).
Incredible. The entrepreneurial abilities of Indians in general has amazed me for years. It seems that Indian culture produces an uncommon blend of innovative thinking, business-minded aggression, and comfort with numbers. But there is another ingredient… Two weeks ago, I saw a screening of the film 2 Million Minutes, a new comparative documentary that examines education in the US, China, and India. Lo and behold, it contained this great little description on one of the greatest skills Indians bring to the table: Negotiation. In India, every transaction — EVERY transaction — is negotiated. As our guide Vishnu explained, “In India, we bargain to the level of the individual vegetable purchase.” Here are a few rules for bargaining on the buy-side when in India…
#53 – How to detect bullshit. By Scott Berkun, August 9, 2006 Everyone lies: it’s just a question of how, when and why. From the relationship saving “yes, you do look thin in those pants” to the improbable “your table will be ready in 5 minutes”, manipulating the truth is part of the human condition. Accept it now. I’m positive that given our irrational nature and difficultly accepting tough truths, we’re collectively better off with some of our deceptions. They buffer us from each other (and from ourselves), avoid unnecessary conflicts, and keep the wonderful confusion of our psychologies tucked away from those who don’t care.
White lies are the spackle of civilization, tucked into the dirty corners and crevices our necessary, but pretentiously inflexible idealisms create. But lies, serious lies, should not be encouraged as they destroy trust, the binding force in all relationships. Why people BS: a primer Please note that in this tale nearly everyone lied. Ok, enough philosophy: lets get to detection. BS detection. 50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do | Marc and Angel Hack L.