Rating: ⁹⁄₁₀ Read: 2016.02.27

Richard Wiseman as a psychology professor was frustrated about the lineup of short, concise self-help books. So he wrote it, making topics like, happiness, creativity, attraction, etc. I actually found it in a LessWrong article, which described the sad way of current self-help era.

Happiness

• Make a journal: why are you grateful, what good things’ve happened to you, visualize an ideal future, experiences.
• Spend money on others and experiences instead of materialistic things.
• When spend time with others, do it in a batched way, so in 1 big piece, not distributed along the week.
• Force smiling for 15-30 sec.

Persuasion

• when doing an interview: what do you like in the firm, start with your weaknesses then turn to the strenghts, search for common points, make symphaty.
• Try to position yourself to the centre of the desk/picture/object.
• Benjamin Franklin effect: ask for a small favor for yourself because it can leads to your increasing likeability.
• Be positive, otherwise you’ll be identified as a non-likeable person.

Motivation

• Plan - > Goals -> Sub-goals -> Actions.
• Constantly remind yourself why are you doing things.
• Make positive reinforcement, give yourself rewards when you achieve something.
• Make a progress diary/chart/visualization.
• Visualize yourself in a 3rd person doing things.
• Why would you regret, if you fail?

Creativity

• Recognize all the informations, do something totally unrelated (like sudoku), then profit $$.
• Get plants to your workplace.
• Have a greeny wall in your room.
• Look for abstract pictures.
• Lay down on the floor.

Attraction

• Touch the upper arm of the another person.
• Mimic.
• Bravery beats all in liking.
• Have exciting experiences.

Relationships

• Look in the eye for a long period.
• Diverse programs.
• If you’re in struggle, for 3 days talk about your feelings / why are you a good couple and what are your bad behaviors good yields.

Stress

• What have you study from the bad experience?
• Listen classical music.
• Do some sun-bathing
• Laugh a lot.