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3. Share similar stories
A study revelead that people with similar life experiences bond quickly. This is called the similarity-attraction effect.
The next time you want to impress someone, share some similar stories and win their heart over.
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7. Be a little vulnerable
Jim Taylor revealed that emotional openness could bond two people together fast.
A study by Illinois State University revealed that people who express more or showed some weakness gained other people's likeliness.
This strategy should be used with a trusted...
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2. Make them blush with instant praise
Studies show that when you compliment other people, people usually associate those qualities with you too.
For instance, if you describe someone as kind, people will associate you with kindness. The opposite is also true.
Next time you talk with people, thin...
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6. People love talking about themselves
Science proved that everyone loves talking about themselves.
When people talked about themselves, the brain region that deals with reward and motivation got activated.
When you let other people share their story, they take it as a positive interaction and like...
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1. Mirroring the person
In a study, people who mimicked their partners were liked more than those who didn't.
Mirror the way the other person talks, his/her gestures, the facial expression and body language. It will benefit your conversations.
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6. Kill them with a smile
In a study, women were asked to look at other women's pictures in four poses: Smiling with one pose, smiling with another pose, not smiling with one pose, and not smiling with a different pose.
it was conclued that smiling women were liked more than other women.
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5. Have a sense of humor
Laughter acts as social glue between two people.
When you laugh with other people, it makes you likable.
So do some experiments and try to make your interlocutor laugh more.
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#3 Organise
... information so that you can find it later.
- Next Action List: Two ways - Delegate it (someone may be better for this task) or Defer it (Do it later).
- Project List: For all similar types of tasks create a project list.
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