The Art of Manipulation by Honest People

Author: (French) Jules
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Bestselling book on the French bestseller list, a winning guide for interpersonal interactions, a high level of wisdom in the art of life, interpersonal manipulation, amazing findings of social psychologists that have triggered an "earthquake" in Western and Eastern societies. Master manipulation, navigate life with ease! "The subtle suggestion technique is a highly effective skill. Even for small-value behaviors, this technique is very effective, such as helping someone who accidentally scattered books and newspapers on the ground, warning someone who lost something, proactively reminding others not to do foolish things that waste time, and so on. These are common daily occurrences, and after doing them, people might forget about them. However, the manipulation technique that makes others do these things is very subtle." – Chapter 4: Subtle Suggestion Technique "If we propose an impossible request to others that is bound to be rejected, and then follow up with an easy request, it is likely to create a sense of pressure, leading the other person to make corresponding concessions to our compromise. In this way, through our apparent concession from our original position, we may cause the other person to accept the request we originally wanted them to accept. This is the cleverness of the." – Chapter 5: How to avoid being deceived by others while skillfully guiding the situation within reasonable limits—the answer lies in this captivating book! Two talented psychologists reveal in the book how we are deeply affected by the "manipulation" of merchants or advertisements in our daily lives. The book scientifically argues for "manipulation" from different perspectives and then analyzes its practical applications and manifestations: provocation, bait, subtle suggestion technique,, verbal greetings, scare-tactic comfort technique, "labeling" technique, and so on. Now, this book, based on facts and the culmination of 50 years of scientific research, can finally help those who try to influence others achieve maximum success and allow those who suffer from manipulation to understand how they unknowingly fall into others' "traps."