The reasons for seldom mentioned facets of human influence. Learn the reasons behind the actions, thoughts, and understanding of those you influence.
A good start:
Why You Shouldn’t Ask Friends for Special Treatment While They’re at Work
All the Whys:
- Why You Need to Be Capable of Destroying What You Care for Most (Letting Go)
- Why You Should Recognize and Retreat From Blank Arguments
- Why It Is Important to Be Vocal About Whom You Respect
- Why You Should Practice Not Having an Opinion
- Why You Shouldn’t Be Cynical When Others Are Entertained
- Why You Shouldn’t Announce That It’s Raining When You Feel a Drop
- Why You Should Say Which One You Like More, Not Which One You Dislike
- Why You Shouldn’t Argue With Final Decisions at Work
- Why Marketing Should Not Hold Power Over Truth
- Why You Should Label Your Statements As Opinions, Not Truth
- Why It’s Better to Leave Earlier Than Later
- Why There Is No Winning When on a Quest for Peace
- Why People Like You When You Learn From Them
- Why You Hate Your Neighbor / Roommate… And How To Stop
- Why You Should Remember One Thing Before Showing Off
- Why Communication Can Only Be Artistic If It Is Useful First
- Why You Can’t Be Picky When Receiving Favors
- Why You Shouldn’t Explain Why You’re Helping Someone
- Why People Over-Complicate What They’re Good At
- Why It’s Good to Be Inclusive to Outsiders as a Group
- Why You Should Let Acceptance Simmer by Itself
- Why You Should Allow, and Encourage, Others to Be Resilient
- Why You Shouldn’t Shame the Owners of Bad Ideas
- Why You Shouldn’t Hint at Things You’re Not Willing to Say Directly
- Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Employees’ Displeasure
- Why You Should Embrace the Lonely Facets of Leadership
- Why You Should Support Those Who Are Struggling to Learn
- Why You Should Be Careful Giving Unsolicited Advice
- Why You Amplify The Things You Ignore
- Why Narcissists Tend to Complain a Lot
- Why You Should (Sometimes) Visualize Attacking Yourself
- Why You Should Be Careful Publicly Correcting Members of Your Team
- Why You Should Seek the Most Painful Information
- Why Predicting Others’ Behavior Starts With You
- Why You Should Be Careful Talking About A Streak of Failures
- Why You Should Encourage Others to Own Your Good Ideas
- Why You Should Analyze Live Performances
- Why You Should Stop Interrupting People Immediately
- Why You Should Tell People Their Cooking Tastes Good
- Why You Should Beware of Praise at Work
- Why Saying Things Implicitly Is Better Than Speaking Explicitly
- Why Online Anonymity Should Make You More Positive
- Why Being Well-Liked and Respected Are Unrelated Traits
- Why a Divine Connection Is a Powerful, but Cheap, Method in Maintaining Influence
- Why You Should Cancel Out Others’ Intuition
- Why Some Millionaires Drive Cheap Cars
- Why Your Reminders Should Be Subtle
- Why You Shouldn’t Let People Label You
- Why It’s Beneficial to Confirm Others’ Observations of You
- Why You Should Talk About Dreams With Strangers
- Why You Should Be Careful on Your Quest for Influence
- Why Common Courtesy Is Powerful
- Why You Should Notice, but Not Expose, Others’ Mental Weaknesses
- Why You Win When You Forgive
- Why Giving Nicknames Is an Effective Method of Control
- Why You Shouldn’t Assume Mistakes Were Made
- Why You Can’t Force Others to Listen
- Why Your Kind Help Is Bound to Get Rejected
- Why Conflict Can Be a Good Thing for Your Growth
- Why You Should Hear People Out in Full
- Why One Rule Will Improve Your Marketing Influence
- Why People Will Slander Trivial Aspects of Those They Compete Against
- Why You Shouldn’t Benefit off Others’ Vulnerable States
- Why Damaging Remarks Are More Painful When Shrouded in Kindness
- Why You Shouldn’t Win Now at the Risk of Losing Later
- Why Teasing Is a Crucial Part of Teaching
- Why There Is a Case for Keeping Certain People You Know Separated
- Why You’re Talking to Yourself Right Now
- Why You Should Encourage Others to Give Out Compliments
- Why Altruism and Self-Importance Do Not Mix
- Why We’re Irked by People Who Embellish an Accent (Posers)
- Why You Should Let Go of Your Ideas
- Why Attacking the Person Behind an Opinion Is an Automatic Loss
- Why Social Retaliation Is Always a Bad Idea
- Why You Hate When People Show You Videos on Their Phones (and How to Use This Knowledge to Manage People)
- Why You Should (Sometimes) Publicize Your Failures
- Why You Shouldn’t Brag About Your Big Numbers
- Why You Shouldn’t Be Quick to Use Commanding Statements
- Why the Well-Being of Your Team Members Matters Most
- Why To Avoid Asking Leading Questions in Everyday Life
- Why You Should Admit to the Unfair Advantages You Possess
- Why You Should Master the Art of Baiting Others
- Why Your Weaknesses Will Be Exploited
- Why You Should Be Very Careful Labeling Anything As Right or True
- Why It’s Useful to Be in Tune With Others’ Problems
- Why You Should Remind People of Their Past Victories
- Why You Should Be Careful Around Others’ Self-Deprecating Jokes
- Why You Shouldn’t Ask Friends for Special Treatment While They’re at Work
- Why Being Average Is Good
- Why No One Cares How Hard You Work (Until You Achieve Your Goals)
- Why You Should Quickly Act on Motivation
- Why You Should Be Careful Comparing Yourself to Others
- Why You Should Race Toward the Details
- Why It’s Better If Others Defend You
- Why You Shouldn’t Describe Subordinates / Employees Like You Own Them
- Why You Should Want to Lead a Pack
- Why You Should Give the Little Guys a Voice
- Why You Shouldn’t Compliment Difficult Questions Before Answering
- Why Those Who You Distract Will Hate You
- Why You Should Fill the Kettle With More Water Than You’ll Drink
- Why You Should Study the Mechanics of Productive Action
- Why You Shouldn’t Smile in Every Photo
- Why Silence Is a Perfect Psychological Warfare Tool – (Ghosting / Ignoring)
- Why You Should Never Take the Bait – (Scams, Frauds, Rackets, & Tricks)
- Why You Should Always Remember the Square Watermelon
- Why Loneliness Is the Final Boss in Your Journey Toward Your Goals
- Why You Should Be Careful Making Friends at Work
- Why You Need to be Tuned Into the Reactions of Others
- Why You Should Know, but Not Say, What Others Want to Hear
- Why You Shouldn’t Over-Advertise Your Credentials
- Why Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should
- Why and When You Should Expose Ulterior Motives for Others’ Anger
- Why They’ll Listen Less the More You Sing
- Why You Shouldn’t One-Up Recommendations You Receive
- Why You Should Fear the Unknown Parts of Others’ Stories
- Why Mutual Struggle Is a Great Bonding Tool
- Why You Should Cater to Cultural Norms
- Why You Should Give People Time to Admit Their Wrongs
- Why You Should Confront Every Doubt (in Yourself and Others)
- Why False Accusations Are Interesting to Onlookers
- Why Magicians Who Admit to Magic Not Being Real, Are More Interesting
- Why Your Mom Hates It When You Refer to Her As “She”
- Why You Should Thoroughly Analyze Your Own Interests
- Why You’re Not a Chef If You Simply Like Cooking
- Why You Should Tell Them They’re Ahead of Others Their Age
- Why Foreign Terms and Acronyms Repel Rather Than Attract
- Why You Should Be Charitable With Your Knowledge
- Why You Shouldn’t Refute Online Criticism of Your Work
- Why You Shouldn’t Throw Your Phone on Your Bed or Couch
- How to Treat People Who Break Their Promises
- Why Your Tone Matters
- Why You Should Reward Others’ Effort
- Why “Yes Men” Are Dangerous, and How to Easily Spot Them
- Why Having the Right “Enemies” Can Benefit You
- Why You Should Deal With Deception in a Subtle Way
- Why You Should Agree With Excuses for Your Success
- Why You Should Treat Subordinates As Peers
- Why You Will Never Fully Know and Understand Anyone
- Why You Should Be Careful Being First
- Why You Should Not Exploit Favors Others Do for You
- Why You’re Vulnerable When Receiving Favors From Others
- Why You Should Recognize Verbal Jabs but Not React
- Why You Should Let Others Play Music in the Car
- Why You Should Be Careful Establishing Someone’s Excellent Reputation
- Why It Is Weak to Be Predictable
- Why It’s Important to Miss Out on Some Social Events
- Why You Shouldn’t Be Too Quick in Dismissing Obviously Dismissible Notions
- Why You Shouldn’t Complain About Being Busy
- Why You Shouldn’t Ask Onlookers to Back Up Your Opinion
- Why You Should Show Love to Who / What They Already Love
- Why You Should Be Inconspicuous While Giving Gifts
- Why It May Not Be Obvious Whether You Should Correct Others
- Why Hate Should Be Observed but Not Reacted To
- Why Complimenting Yourself Does Not Count
- Why You Shouldn’t Be Too Enthusiastic About Your Good Ideas
- Why You Should Accept Apologies Without Added Commentary
- Why You Should Be Open to Receiving Kindness
- Why You Shouldn’t Stare at a Speaker’s Hand Gestures
- Why Your Quest to Find Meaning Will Turn Up Short
- Why You Should Treat Superiority as a Privilege
- Why You Shouldn’t Vary in Your Show of Attention
- Why You Should Look for the Good in Others
- Why It’s Strategic to Downplay Your Experience
- Why Others’ Suspicion of You Can Be a Good Thing
- Why You Shouldn’t Alienate People When You Criticize Them
- Why You Shouldn’t Aim to Discredit Competition
- Why You Should Be Careful Bringing Up People’s Past
- Why You Should Be Gentle With Naive People
- Why We Instinctively Fear People with No Core Beliefs
- Why You Should Always Know Who Gains and Loses
- Why You Need to Know If Attacks Are Personal
