14 PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES TO EASE YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE

Daily social interactions imply tricky psychological games, so it is necessary to be familiar with the basic gambling rules. In this article we shall take a look at the primary 14 psychological techniques you can apply to make your social life smoother. This list has been proof-checked by years of practice and first-hand experience. Some of the following suggestions can resemble psychological tricks, nonetheless, feel free to apply them yourself as well. Remember: forewarned is forearmed.

1. When you meet someone for the first time, pay close attention to the person’s color of the eyes. Perhaps, this information will be out of use for you, but sometimes this trick helps to achieve an appropriate visual contact that will demonstrate your friendliness and self-confidence.
   
    
2. What people remember better is what happens at the beginning and at the end of the day. Everything that goes on in between tends to seem vague. That is the reason why you consider scheduling an important appointment or a job interview for the first or the last hour of your working time.
   
    
3. The position of the people’s feet during the conversation can reveal their hidden emotions. For instance, just imagine that you meet two people you know and when they see you, they only turn their upper bodies at you, while otherwise remaining still. That means that they are obviously not inclined towards communicating with you. In the very same manner if you see that the people’s shoe tips are not turned in your direction, they probably wish to leave as soon as possible.
   
    
4. When a group of people bursts into laughter, instinctively each of them looks at the person whom they sympathize with. By the way, it can also be a good way to understand relationships within a team.
   
    
5. If you want to have the honest answer to your question and your interlocutor gives you sneaky answers, make a break as it is recommended by professional psychotherapists. Stop speaking for a while and keep looking into your interlocutor’s eyes. As a rule, he will start feeling uncomfortable and try to feel the gap. The words by which he will fill the gap is the truth he was hiding.
   
    
6. If you ask people for little favors, they start to feel drawn to you. That’s how it works. We tend to appreciate more those people, for whom we have taken care at least once.
   
    
7. If you feel that your colleague is antipathetic towards you, choose an appropriate time when you can fix this issue. If you have a scheduled meeting, take your place on his/her side. In this way, your direct physical proximity will help to leverage the level of negative emotions and later you will manage to talk the situation out in a more relaxed atmosphere.
   
    
8. You can try to mirror little gestures of your interlocutor. It will help you to set a confidence between you. The crucial point here is to be moderate.
   
    
9. When you try to find your way in the middle of the crowd, look at the light gaps between people rather than at them. It will make them step out. Try and you will see that it works.
   
    
10. Try to remember the name of a person the first time you meet him. The next time you communicate, use his name. You will see that it works like a magic spell and helps you to dispose people toward you.
    
     
11. The best way to learn is to teach. If you need to memorize something, try to explain it to your friend in a simple manner, as if you were explaining it to a kid. During this process, you will organize the information you already know and figure out if there are some things that are left unclear.
    
     
12. Try not to start the sentence with expressions like “I know”, “According to me”. It is embedded in your speech, but sometimes it just shows your uncertainty and indecision.
    
     
13. People give a lot of importance to their image for themselves. Try to figure out how they want to look for themselves and avoid discrepancy between your perception of them and the way they see themselves in their own eyes.
    
     
14. If your work at customer service, place a mirror behind you. It will help people who are waiting for their turn to be less anxious and bothersome.