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4 Strange Ways To Gain Trust


Whether its closing that big deal or convincing your wife that you and the secretary are just going on a business trip to close that big deal, more trust is definitely something we'd like. But how do we actually increase the level of trust that others have in us? Well qualities such as sincerity, honesty and showing others respect can help develop a trustworthy reputation over the long term, but what if you don't have any time for that shit and just need to quickly trick someone into believing you're a Nigerian prince?

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Yeah I feel sorry for people with only one hand as they need to find a partner with whom to do this sign

Well, you're in luck, because for a low low price of 99.95 Steem, I'll share with you 4 morally and factually questionable techniques to instantly gain the trust of people. Or you can just read the rest of this article for free. I guarantee all these techniques will sometimes work.

Wear Blue Instead of Red

Ah, red vs blue - a rivalry as old as this sentence itself. Science has shown that people who wear blue are more likely to be trusted than those who wear red. And by 'science' I mean flimsy anecdotal groundless testimony obtained in uncontrolled groups - basically the gold standard for the definition of the word 'science' which Scientology wishes it could meet.

The color blue is generally associated with qualities of trust and reliability. If you've ever wondered why they use that blue liquid in sanitary pad ads instead of just good old fashioned period blood, that's probably your answer. And all this time you thought Stayfree was marketing exclusively to royals. And while we're here at high brow humor land I just want to share that I have the most trustworthy balls ever.

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You trust her don't you? Told you it works

Show Some Weaknesses

This is by far the number 1 reason why people find it difficult to trust me: because they just can't relate to someone perfect like myself who has absolutely no flaws. Well it's either that or the fact that I'm a shameless liar.

My research has shown that actual research has shown that displaying weakness can make one appear more disarming and therefore, more trustworthy. Something as simple as mispelling words in a Steemit article can humanize you and get you an avalanche of upvotes. But don't get too carried away. When it comes to the relationship between personal flaws and trust, this isn't the case of the more the merrier. While a nervous giggle can be a cute ice breaker, chewing your toe nails is probably not the best first impression you want to give to a potential big client.

Part Your Hair From the Correct Side

Ok, this one may sound bullshit, as in even more bullshit than the rest of the stuff on this list, but it's strangely interesting in a mundane way that I'm going to include it anyway. Apparently, men are more trustworthy if they part their hair from the left and vice versa for women. Most movie heroes part their hair from the left. Shit, even Superman has a left part while his nerdy alter ego Clark Kent parts his hair from the right.


The glasses and clothes didn't fool anybody, it was the hair part that was the true disguise

Somehow we're all meant to subconsciously process how people part their hairs and form a judgement from it, which is pretty annoying for me because my crown is on the right. So parting my hair from the left makes it look like I'm doing an impression of a combover. But whatever, hopefully people will warm to my braided pubes instead.

Touch Yourself on the Chest in Conversations

Some body language experts have suggested that lightly touching your own chest from time to time in a conversation can engender an image of openness and trustworthiness, especially when you're using positive descriptive language. This automatically causes people to relate you to the positive qualities being described. I suppose the idea would be to slightly gesture towards your chest every time you utter good attributes like 'very reliable' or 'fiercely loyal' or 'not a pedophile' when conversing with others.

And before you ask, no, this doesn't work if you touch yourself elsewhere. So if you want to win people over, there's really no point in going all Michael Jackson on them when in the middle of a conversation.


Sources
101 Simple Ways to Build Trust
7 Ways to Earn Trust with Clients
5 Seemingly Insignificant Things That Make People Like


Image Sources 1,2,3


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I can try the other 3 options, nothing much I can do in the hair department :D

haha if you're balding I heard it's better to shave it completely off and
go full lex luther

that dude's been copying my 'hairstyle', so I try to keep it different :D good to see you back to posting!

Awesome piece! When I wasn't busy reading a sentence, I was rereading the previous one because I was laughing so hard when I was reading it the first time. You write exceptionally well, and apart from the entertainment, I'm dead sure the tips really work. They form a part of neuro-linguistic programming too, don't they? Thoroughly enjoyed... Upvoted and following you for more! Cheers! :) - @sandzat

thanks sandzat, glad you enjoyed it
I'm less active lately because I'm busy irl, but hopefully still write a bit now and then :)

Please do. Will be keeping an eye out for your posts. :)

I have checked your page and wondered where you went LOL. I think from your past comments your are several hours ahead of me -- I am in the EST zone.

It is late, I am offline usually 2 hrs ago but I have noticed your votes here and there for me, and I wanted to take time to say thank you very much.

I appreciate every vote -- but we know the big votes really help out a post in many ways, including visibility to share info.

Anyways, I am glad you are OK - just busy.

Thanks again for your support my man, it is sincerely appreciated.

Nice to see you are back , i think we all missed your posts :)

haha thank you, just been busy with real life so will be less active on here :)

Hmm the blind dates go better ! Cool :)

You can check my other posts on @lovelyday
and also follow and upvote me.

Thanks to all friends.

Science has shown that people who wear blue are more likely to be trusted than those who wear red.

Superman and Spiderman wear both blue AND red. So they are trustworthy shady characters :D
On a serious note, though, I certainly don't trust people who wear red. But I'll keep the reasons to myself.

Touch Yourself on the Chest in Conversations

I rarely touch myself.

And before you ask, no, this doesn't work if you touch yourself elsewhere.

I see. This kind of explains some minor setbacks I have had every now and then when interacting with others.

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good info

Couldn't agree more!

should let my husband read this.

Upvoted - I think some of the subconscious signals can be very powerful

Couldn't agree more!

You are right, i kinda trust that girl in blue. Especially with that pose. 😁
Your post about life is useful just like a lifehack.

But what i wait most is your contest post. It's fun to read all the comments.
Please consider to post more contest. I wanna read some funny comments. 😁

Thank you for sharing @trafalgar

Nice article i think you should add that while talking don't avoid eye contact or do it less.. people often get uncomfortable when we did this.. and then its gonna lead to loosing trust enven from the begining of conversation

Some how to increase our confident while meet potential client, it's depend on our habit in daily life to get responsibility in anything I think. From this point the trust of u from people will come

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