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The Best Way To Persuade Someone That They’re Wrong Is To Show Them How They’re Right
1Blaise Pascal When you’re debating a topic with someone, it’s in your best interest to avoid flat-out telling someone they’re wrong. All it does is make the other person defensive, causing them to entrench themselves further in their beliefs. Instead, tell them all the ways they’re right, then guide them to realising they’re wrong on…
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Wear Jeans On The First Date
There’s a lot of pressure to stand out on a first date, and that stress inevitably carries over to your wardrobe choices. But there’s no need to have a silly outfit changing montage before you head out to meet someone for the first time. Comfortable, casual staples like a good pair of jeans are all…
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Build Your Social Budget Like A Financial Budget
Do you feel as though your social life is out of control? Maybe you (or your kids) have events every evening, when all you want to do is spend a quiet night at home. Maybe you feel like you’re spending too much time “touching base” and “picking brains” with people you aren’t close to, and…
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Remove Retweets From Your Twitter Timeline With Blindfold
In its April issue, a writer at The Atlantic makes the argument that “retweets are trash”. Whereas once if you wanted to repeat something someone else had said on the platform you would have had to create a whole new tweet and add a “RT” in front of it, the addition of the retweet button…