"When it´s hard to convince someone to do something: give them options. That way they feel like they´re in control. “You could do A or do you prefer B?”"
"I use that trick on my kids all the time. Especially when it comes to food.
“Do you want chicken or steak?”
Otherwise, if I just ask her what she wants for dinner she’ll just say “cookies”."
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Nole 2 year s ago
Normally I find lists like this to be quite useless but almost all of these were good.
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Deborah 2 year s ago
Nole,
You are very smart to understand that!
Btw, could I borrow a pen?
And I might have a ... small request later for you.
You are very smart to understand that!
Btw, could I borrow a pen?
And I might have a ... small request later for you.
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Carl 2 year s ago
I would reply "Your Jedi mind tricks don't work on me boy."
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Lucas 2 year s ago
Carl,
I like the way you responded to that.
I like the way you responded to that.
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Nole 2 year s ago
Lucas, it’s amazing how the human brain can understand intent
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Valentina 2 year s ago
In other words, "how to lie and cheat to get what you want".
You are very smart to understand that!
Btw, could I borrow a pen?
And I might have a ... small request later for you.
I like the way you responded to that.