0056 Social Proof

In this episode, I discuss Cialdini’s groundbreaking book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials), and in particular his chapter on Social Proof. Much more than that, however, I talk in depth on how Social Proof can be used as a powerful weapon to get what you want out of life, and also to shape your own personal character in powerful ways.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE:

• Details on my upcoming interviews with Dr. Paul and Paul Janka
• Mailbag: Exactly how to handle a clingy and needy woman
• My learning experience with books and in particular, Cialdini
• The universal hatred of “laugh tracks”
• The sheer power of “laugh tracks”!
• The definition of Social Proof
• How people take social cues about littering, driving speed, who to have sex with, eating habits, and so on
• Is social conditioning a good thing or a bad thing?
• The psychology of addictions and split personalities
• My experience with drinking and not drinking
• My field experience with Zardoz and internal psychological battles
• A practical mental remedy for negative thought patterns you can employ right now
• Backwards rationalizations and how all people do it
• How to instantly become better looking!
• How I KNOW that flying in airplanes is safe
• The double-edged sword that is Social Proof