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How to Win Friends & Influence People. Essentially, the book can be summed up into five simple steps:
Pay someone a genuine compliment. It has to be sincere. It can’t be a fake compliment.
Ask them a question about their favorite subject, which is typically something about themselves. And then just listen, listen, listen, and listen until they’re done talking.
Try and quickly assess their needs.
If you were trying to sell something or get something from someone, consider a trial close. Give the person a chance to either lean in or opt out.
Close. The only difference between four and five is the word if in form.
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The bigger and more important the categories, the more vicious the fights to protect the status quo at all cost. And that is at the heart of the gender and sex wars we are now finding ourselves in.
Albert Wenger • Progress vs. Categories
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Many leaders and also parents mistakenly believe that the only way to be demanding is to be a jerk.There are actually two dimensions to leadership (parenting): the demanding and the caring dimension.
Albert Wenger • Humanism’s Twin Goals for Society: Freedom and Solidarity
In sum, zakkyo buildings are part of the reason why Japan is such a consumer paradise. Greater Tokyo has 160,000 restaurants, compared to only 13,000 in Paris and 25,000 in NYC. Some of that is because of the Japanese government’s strong support for small retail businesses. But some of it is probably due to zakkyo buildings making it possible to sustain more small independent shops.
