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This is not a thing that exists in the real world. There is absolutely no science whatsoever to back this nonsense up.

• api 11y ago
  Like I said: it must be seen to be believed. Work in business consulting for a few years.
  • hinkley 11y ago
    I can believe it. I once worked at a place where it took me three tries to quit. To this day I don't know how he talked me out of it the second time, and the third time I psyched myself up and just kept repeating like a mantra that I was leaving.
    • api 11y ago
      It's spooky. One of the examples I'm thinking of was basically crazy, not to mention a sex offender to boot. He had an endless track record of failures too. But when he walked into a room, you sat up a little taller. You felt better about yourself. When he spoke, it took an act of will not to start to believe. I was not the only person who experienced this. Many people did. We had a postmortem about it and just couldn't figure it out. That's why I suspect this stuff is pushing some ancient primate dominance buttons. It is so irrational. edit: thinking on it more, one thing he did to great effect was to project this aura of invincible confidence and then extend it around others through subtle flattery. They call them "confidence men" for a reason. It is devastatingly effective, even when your rational mind knows better. It seems to speak to something deeper and more ancient.