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How to Win Friends and Influence People QuickReads
What you'll learn — 63 insights from How to Win Friends and Influence People
1The Timeless Skill of People
2Don't Criticize or Condemn
3Criticism Wounds Pride
4Give Honest Appreciation
5Appreciation, Not Flattery
6Arouse an Eager Want
7See Through Their Desire
8Be Genuinely Interested in Others
9Interest Opens Doors
10Smile
11A Smile Is a Message
12Remember and Use Names
13Names Signal Respect
14Be a Good Listener
15Let Them Talk About Themselves
16Talk About Their Interests
17Make Others Feel Important
18The Craving to Matter
19Sincerity Is Everything
20Avoid Arguments
21You Can't Win an Argument
22Never Say 'You're Wrong'
23Respect Their Opinions
24If Wrong, Admit It Quickly
25Disarm With Humility
26Begin in a Friendly Way
27Friendliness Opens Minds
28Get Them Saying Yes
29Begin With Common Ground
30Let Them Do the Talking
31Let People Persuade Themselves
32Let the Idea Be Theirs
33Ownership Wins Buy-In
34See Their Point of View
35Empathy Changes Everything
36Be Sympathetic to Their Ideas
37Appeal to Nobler Motives
38Assume the Best
39Dramatize Your Ideas
40Make It Come Alive
41Throw Down a Challenge
42Spark Healthy Competition
43Begin With Praise
44Praise Before You Correct
45Point Out Mistakes Indirectly
46Say 'And', Not 'But'
47Admit Your Own Mistakes First
48Humility Invites Change
49Ask, Don't Order
50Questions Preserve Dignity
51Let Them Save Face
52Protect Their Dignity
53Praise Every Improvement
54Catch Them Doing Right
55Give a Reputation to Live Up To
56Expectations Lift People
57Make Faults Seem Easy to Fix
58Encouragement Fuels Effort
59Make Them Happy to Comply
60Align With Their Benefit
61Sincerity Can't Be Faked
62Principles, Not Tricks
63Give First to Win Friends