Did you know that smiling has been proven to lift a person\u2019s mood regardless of whether or not the smile was genuine?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that you can essentially trick your brain into being a little happier at any given moment by merely faking a smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a way, faking a smile to boost your mood is like sending a signal to your brain that you are happy at the moment \u2013 and it is a signal that your mind will often respond to by engaging the neural networks required to improve your mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask People for Favors <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Benjamin Franklin once said that \u201che that has once done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From this quote, we get the name of a psychological trick called \u201cthe Ben Franklin effect,\u201d which says that asking someone for a favor is a great way to make them like you more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may sound a little counterintuitive, but the psychology behind this effect is that people will subconsciously rationalize their agreement to help you out by assuming that they must like you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Father Knows Best <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you want to put a little authority behind what you say, claim that you learned it from your father. It doesn\u2019t matter whether or not the person you are speaking to knows who your father is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tactic may be more effective if they do not. Right or wrong, people tend to attribute wisdom and authority to father figures, so stating that the information or advice that you are providing was first given to you by your father is a great way to give it a little more significance in the mind of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mirror Body Language <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mirroring another person\u2019s body language during your interaction with them is an easy way to make yourself come across as more trustworthy. This is something that humans tend to do to some degree when interacting with each other without even realizing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t want to be overly obvious about it, but mirroring another person\u2019s body language by sitting in the same position as them or using your hands during the conversation in a similar way can make you come across as more trustworthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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