Daily Archives: March 8, 2020

The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over

From the 2015 book by Jack Schafer: Friendship = Proximity + Frequency + Duration + Intensity * Street people are constantly seeking handouts, especially in big cities. They can be persistent. Their persistence is not random, though. They target people … Continue reading

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The Science of Likability: 27 Studies to Master Charisma, Attract Friends, Captivate People, and Take Advantage of Human Psychology

Patrick King writes: * Memories have long been found to be context-dependent, first by Godden and Baddeley in 1975 in their breakthrough publication “Context-Dependent Memory in Two Natural Environments: On Land and Underwater,” which means memories are heavily linked to … Continue reading

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Normal Marital Sadism

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/david-schnarch-phd https://crucibletherapy.com/about/david-schnarch https://passionatemarriage.com/ David Schnarch writes in his book Passionate Marriage: * When we talk about developing a fuller, deeper understanding of marriage, many people automatically think of unconscious feelings or repressed experiences. We’ve grown accustomed to looking at life’s … Continue reading

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