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It's been a few years since I read it but one of the early topics in How To Win Friends And Influence People is on a similar track to this: You can't make peop
by colourgarden 6y ago
It's been a few years since I read it but one of the early topics in How To Win Friends And Influence People is on a similar track to this:
You can't make people do something. They have to want to do it (unless you're the big boss ruling through fear).
I've found it's much more productive to present information or an argument so that the other party is not made to feel stupid and is willing to accept it.
- kaybe 6y agoEven then it helps not to expect people to change their mind right there. Especially in the case of relatives with weird ideas, it can be helpful to not go into a discussion with the explicit aim of them seeing the problems right now but to just plant a few seeds. I've seen it quite a few times that after a few days we talked about it again and they had shifted their opinion to be more in line with the presented evidence without ever really acknowledging it.
- gitgud 6y ago"A man convinced against his will, Is of the same opinion still" ― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People You can't force people to agree with you by making them feel stupid, they'll resent you.
- mihirchronicles 6y agoI just finished this book and it has a profound impact on me. I have taken detailed notes so I have an easy access to it. https://themihirchronicles.com/bookshelf/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people https://themihirchronicles.com/bookshelf/how-to-win-friends-...