Puppet Master | Manipulation blog

2022-04-01 15:01:24 Why discipline is more important than motivation / How to get yourself to do something

Motivation, in general terms, is based on the mistaken assumption that a particular mental or emotional state is necessary to complete a task.

This is a completely wrong perception.

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2022-03-31 20:43:26 9 tricks of mind manipulation

Technique #1: To provoke emotion

Manipulators always try to bring their interlocutor to strong emotions by provoking anger, amusement or stupor.

"Have you stopped drinking cognac in the morning - yes or no?"

Conducting manipulation in the plane of logic is impossible - critical perception of information is interfered with.

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2022-03-30 21:18:21 20 cognitive distortions that affect your decisions. Part 1.

Anchor Effect.

People often estimate something based on an initial value. In a salary negotiation, whoever offers first sets a series of probabilities in the other person's mind.

Sales work on the same principle: you see an item that used to cost 100 dollars and now costs 50.
Never mind that 50 dollars is an inflated price, you unwittingly compare it to the original price of 100 dollars.

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