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23 Crazy Psychological Tricks You Have To Try on Someone RIGHT NOW

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Whenever I feel like someone doesn’t like me in the office I will always ask them questions that I already know the answers to. They will explain them to me and I’ll say thanks and smile. It’s not much but I swear they change how they feel about me.

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Say something positive and as agreeable as possible to those trying to draw you into a confrontation or argument. It drives them crazy when you don’t take the bait.

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Working with kids, if I can’t get them to do something, I’ll give them the choice to do it themselves or have me help them. Either way the task gets done without them realizing I still got them to do what I wanted them to!

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I can get an auditorium full of high school or university students to almost immediately quiet down without uttering a word. I just start mouthing like I’m talking and gesturing without making a sound. It has never failed to bring 500+ people to absolute silence within 30 seconds as everyone tries to figure out what I’m doing. When you can hear a pin drop, I cease my antics, pick up the mic, say thanks, and get on with the meeting, ceremony, presentation, etc.

Written by Laura McNairy

Laura is a freelance writer for TFLN. She likes to write about what she knows best — dating, sex, and being awkward, but usually in the opposite order. She is the Assistant Editor and videographer for Peach Fuzz, a sex-positive nudie magazine in ATX.