It’s pretty easy these days to become manipulated without even knowing it. And when I say “these days” don’t mean just recently, I mean in the past few decades, since the explosion of advertising. I don’t how accurate they are, but there are all kinds of stories of government psychologists, some allegedly related to Freud […]
She Said That You Should Read This To Help You Understand What He Was Talking About
Here’s a fun way to get people’s mind’s spinning. Either for party fun, or if you want to reduce any kind of conscious resistance to your ideas, this works like a charm. (Just be sure that your idea you’re getting them to buy into is based on their criteria, so the negative forces of Karma […]
The Inside Secrets Of Language
I saw an interesting lecture the other day, by an economist. The subject was free speech laws and advertising, and what role regulators play. Her angle was kind of unique, in that she had a unique view of what communication is, and what its purpose is. Many people assume that language is purely for transmitting […]
How To Out Frame Using Structure Vs. Content For Maximum Influence
Being able to “outframe” somebody is a crucial skill. How to outframe? Easy, just step back to a broader meta level. Understanding the difference between structure and content will help. One of the biggest and most important distinctions you learn when studying NLP is content language vs. structure language. The difference is very profound, and […]
The Various Faces And Mechanisms Of The Bait and Switch
The bait and switch is one of the oldest marketing cons in the book. But some of the most “effective” ways that it’s used is not what people expect. I used to work at this car dealership, long ago. On big holiday weekends, they’d put big, full color ad in the paper for a particular […]
Make Yourself Scarce And Make Her Desperate For Your Affection
One of the hottest selling seduction type products is not really a seduction type product. In fact, there’s about an equal number of guys AND girls buying this type of product. What’s the theme? Get your ex back. One of the biggest mysteries of human nature is that we rarely appreciate something until it’s gone. […]
How To Get Them Thinking Exactly What You Want Them To Think
When I was a kid I used to love the TV show, “Kung Fu.” Now, looking back in retrospect, it was kind of a goofy TV show. Not the kind that goes down in history as classical drama. Especially since they had a white guy playing a Chinese guy (even though in the TV show […]
How Car Salesman Apply The Law Of Comparison and Contrast
If you’ve ever bought car, you may have felt like it was some kind of “game.” Meaning that for some reason, it wasn’t like shopping for anything else. One the one hand, you buy something like a TV or a stereo, and the price is the price. On the other hand, when buying something big […]
How She Convinced Me To Buy Something I Didn’t Really Want
I’m a sucker for infomercials. If it looks even halfway decent on TV, I’m on the phone ordering it faster than a high school girl after some free Bieber tickets. I once lived in a condo with a decent sized kitchen. By the time I moved out, after having lived there about five years, I […]
How To Conversationally Apply The Law Of Reciprocity
Most of us, when we’re talking to others, have a hidden fear. Well, we’ve got plenty of hidden fears, but not getting what we want is one of them. Often times this comes across as the fear of rejection. You’ve got something in mind you’d like from the other person, be it a raise, a […]
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