Entropy Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Hello all! I have read the "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie and I have found myself in very weird situations. It looks like that when you follow the lessons from the book and start making people feel important, show interest in them etc, their ego and pride climbs up leading to one-sided conversations around ONLY the other person. For example, I tried it with my friend and I have shown interest about his week, work etc. and he kept talking for like 20 minutes about himself. After he finished I tried to share my week, made it to one sentence and then he brought the topic back to himself. This way the conversation isn't balanced and honestly I don't know how this can lead to making more friends and influencing people. Any thoughts on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEV67 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Have you read Toby Young's book, "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People"? Your post reminded me of this scene: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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