How Mentalists Read Your Mind The Art Of Cold Reading or Mind Reading | Page 9

11. Ask, don’t tell
People don’t like to be told what to do. If you want somebody
to like you, ask them to do you a favour, and you may discover
that they will go the extra mile for you if asked. Being ordered
on the other hand, creates resistance.
“You are the kind of person that, if someone tells you that you
can’t do something, you really want to do it – if nothing more
than to prove them wrong.”
“You don’t like being ordered around. You will willingly
cooperate if asked, but you don’t like being bossed around.”

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