Excerpt from How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Win people to your way of thinking
- The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
- Show respect for the other person's opinions. Never say, "You're wrong."
- If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
- Begin in a friendly way.
- Get the other person saying "yes, yes" immediately.
- Let the other person do a great deal of the talking.
- Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers.
- Try honestly to see things from the other person's point of view.
- Be sympathetic with the other person's ideas and desires.
- Appeal to the nobler motives.
- Dramatize your ideas.
- Throw down a challenge.
http://www.westegg.com/unmaintained/carnegie/win-friends.html
Autistic Savant Stephen Wiltshire Draws Rome From Memory
Genius. Many of us can't even remember what we had for breakfast.
So while not all of us can draw panoramics like so beautifully demonstrated by Mr. Wiltshire, I think we've all wished at one time or another that we could have more efficient memories. But just blaming your memory ("I'm sorry, I've always been bad at names...") isn't fair because we can train our brains to retain information more reliably. One trick that the experts give is to simply memorize something every day. Whether that's a fun fact, someone's birthday, a quote, scripture, or poem, you're memory will become stronger at holding information. Plus, you'll be muy impressive whenever you bust out that quote or remember where that person you met last Sunday is from. Specifically make a conscious effort to remember people's names. Remember that you won't actually get better at memorization unless you consciously try. No pain, no gain.
And if you're interested :
Statistically people remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear, and 30% of what they see. http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-Your-Memory
