10 Tricks To Hack Into People's Mind & Influence Them
Shout out to all the lazy people out there. Do you want to get things done without having to get out of bed? Do you want to make absolutely no social effort and still have people like you? #1: Flattery One of the oldest tricks in the book – flattery. Just do it even if you don’t want to Sincerely (emphasizing the sincerity) flattering someone with high self esteem may work well and you may be able to cajole and get them to like you. You wouldn’t want to kick someone when they’re down, so watch out for crumbling egos that can get in the way of your laziness. #2: Door-In-The-Face This technique is as effective as it sounds absurd. This favor can doubtlessly be fulfilled. #3: Foot-In-The-Door Again, sounds strange but it is just as effective. Here, you start by making a small request. #4: Remember & Leverage The Names & Details Remember & Recall One of the best ways to get people to like you is by remembering their names and the things that they say. This technique is widely used by therapists.
8 Resources to End 2013 Confidently (and Happily) :)
By Robin Sharma Author of the #1 bestseller The Leader Who Had No Title Just a few weeks left in 2013. After the four-day The Titan Summit in Toronto, Canada next week, I’ll be waxing up my skiis and focusing mostly on being “a perfect moment creator” for my loved ones. I’m also planning to do a week in the mountains of Switzerland in January with a fellow ski instructor who I became friends with while I was in New Zealand…he’s only about 1000X better than me…so I need to ski with him more! First, please know I’m ever so grateful to you for reading my posts, watching my videos, attending my events and sharing my message through 2013. The world has so very much good in it. Well… My plan is also to spend some deeply reflective time reviewing 2013 in terms of wins, lessons and iterations for 2014. Ok. To help you do so, I’ve assembled 8 of the most popular (and proven) blog posts, videos and resources to serve your highest performance. Here you go: Try and get some quiet time as you end 2013.
Cognitive Outlaws
What drives a man who couldn't pass algebra to master physics and change our view of the universe? What compels a novelist who failed to decipher Moby-Dick to put words on a page for a living? Do they achieve in spite of the disability or because of it? Do dyslexia and similar afflictions rob the left brain, dominated by "logical" cognition processes that manage reading and other learning skills favored in school, but pay the right hemisphere, in which neurons instantiate more inventive, ambitious, and creative processes? It's not yet clear whether dyslexics make lemonade by figuring out ways around their reading problems or actually come pre-equipped with compensatory strengths. "The pain begins the first day in school when kids realize they can't do what others do so easily," says Sally Shaywitz, a pediatric neurologist at Yale, cofounder of its Center for Dyslexia and Creativity, and researcher of the reading disability that accounts for 80 to 90 percent of all learning problems.
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Mark Twain’s Top 9 Tips for Living a Kick-Ass Life - Word Porm
Mark Twain’s Top 9 Tips for Living a Kick-Ass Life You may know Mark Twain for some of his very popular books, but what you may not know is how much of a bad ass he was at living life. Here are a few tips for living an awesome life from Mark Twain. “It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. “Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.” “When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it’s a sure sign you’re getting old.” You may know Mark Twain for some of his very popular books like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Twain is known for his many – and often funny – quotes. 1. “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” If you don’t approve of yourself, of your behaviour and actions then you’ll probably walk around most of the day with a sort of uncomfortable feeling. This can, in a related way, be a big obstacle in personal growth. What you may be bumping into there are success barriers. 2. 3.
Tip Sheet: How to Escape Misguided Decisions
Photo by Shutterstock.comShutterstock.com Think about the last time you waited for 45 minutes at a restaurant. You probably should have headed elsewhere at that point, but you'd already waited so long—how could you leave? You fell into a trap called "escalation of commitment." When we invest in a choice that falls short, we're often tempted to invest more. It pays to learn how to cut our losses. Get a Neutral Opinion It's hard to avoid being biased in favor of sticking with an old car or a struggling employee. Set Limits Evaluate the process of making a decision, not only its outcome. Think of Others In Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me), psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson present a chilling analysis of how prosecutors reject DNA evidence that proves the innocence of people they imprisoned. Be Careful With Compliments Praising people for their skills can help them feel secure enough to acknowledge a mistake.
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Advice From 7 Women Leaders Who Navigated The Male-Dominated Tech Scene
“There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women,” former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright once famously said. The truth is that nobody reaches the top without help and support from others. Every successful entrepreneur, executive, and leader has benefited from guidance, advice, or mentorship throughout his or her career that helped solve introspective questions, overcome career challenges, and propel him or her forward toward their ultimate potential. Seven female executives shared their advice for young entrepreneurial women aspiring to be in their shoes one day, and what it takes to get there. Be ruthlessly, unendingly curious Megan Quinn, partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Megan Quinn, a partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, advised aspiring female investors to be relentlessly curious, hungry to learn, and have first-hand experience working at a startup to gain understanding of what it takes to build a successful company.
