17 PSYCHOLOGICAL TRICKS TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND YOURSELF & OTHERS BETTER

Psychological hacks are something that enable us
to know people better or in other words, help you
have an advantage over others. Sometimes, it
might be body postures or sometimes it can be
as simple as having a smile on one’s face every
time. What’s actually going on someone’s mind?
Read these psychological hacks here:
1. WANT TO KNOW WHO IS CLOSE TO WHOM?
LAUGH IN A GROUP
When a group of people laugh, each makes eye
contact with the one they feel closest to. So, you
want to know who is closer to whom? Just keep
an eye on everyone.
2. HAVING TROUBLE WAKING UP IN THE
MORNING DESPITE USING AN ALARM? SHOUT
YEAAAAAHHHH!
This works. The next morning you try waking up
with the help of an alarm clock, sit, pump your
fists and shout an over excited ‘yeah!’ That’s all
you need to wake up.
3. NOTICE PEOPLE’S FEET
While talking to any coworker or any person, just
notice their feet. If their feet is pointed towards
you, they like talking to you. If not, they are
disinterested in talking to you.
4. GRADUAL COMMITMENT?
People are more likely to do what you say if you
give them a simpler task first. Yes! This is an
widely used trick.
5. FEELING STRESSED? RE-FRAME YOUR BODY
POSTURE
This is the most effective way to let go of stress.
Why? because physical aspects matter a lot.
What exactly happens is the stress from your
mind is transferred to your body while re-framing
your posture.
6. FEEL ANGRY OFTEN? USE MIRRORS TO
CONTROL IT
Those working in the customer service centers
might know about this. Put a mirror behind the
counter. Whenever an angry customer
approaches, they’ll have to see themselves in the
mirror while talking and hence chances of them
acting irrationally decreases. Because no one
wants to see themselves act as an asshole.
7. AFRAID OF INTERVIEWS? YOU’LL OWN IT
Just tell yourself these things:
1. I have known these people(interviewers) for my
entire life.
2. We’re just old friends catching up. Can’t wait
to see them.
This works because this message is registered in
your subconscious mind and hence prevents you
from feeling jittery.
8. DON’T REACT WHEN PEOPLE ARE ANGRY AT
YOU FOR NO REASON
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The next time an angry person yells at you, just
stay calm. It’ll make them angrier. Eventually,
their anger will fizz out and instead, they’ll be
shameful of their behavior.
9. TALK TO YOURSELF AND YOU’LL FEEL A
CHANGE IN YOUR PERSONALITY
Facing Monday blues? Or are you feeling blue for
some reason? Just say to yourself – I am
awesome! or any positive thought. Eventually,
your brain will end up believing that and you’ll
feel good.
10. WANNA FEEL MORE CONFIDENT? JUST
STAND UP STRAIGHT WITH YOUR HANDS INSIDE
YOUR POCKETS AND HEAD HELD UP HIGH
Just stand up straight with your hands inside
your pockets and head held up high. It may
sound as a cliche, but this one actually works
making you feel more confident about yourself.
11. DON’T SAY ‘I THINK’ AND ‘I BELIEVE’ TOO
OFTEN.
Signs of low confidence. It shows that you doubt
yourself.
12. PULL A MONICA FROM F.R.I.E.N.D.S!
Clean your house to let go of any stress that you
have in your life. It helps a lot to remove clutter
in your life.
13. PUT ON YOUR SMILEY FACE. ALWAYS.
It makes you feel good about yourself and others.
It makes people like you!
14. IF YOU CAN, REMEMBER OTHER PEOPLE’S
NAMES.
Say you meet someone for the first time and you
ask their name to get that conversation started.
Remember their name and the next time if you
accidentally run into them, address them by their
name. It makes them feel special. You earn
brownie points. Helps a lot for healthy flirting
(Just saying!).
15. IF YOU ARE NERVOUS TO WALK INTO A
ROOM FILLED WITH PEOPLE, JUST ASSUME
THAT EVERYBODY LIKES YOU
Yeah! Just like that. Makes you feel great about
yourself. The veracity of this hack is damn true.
16. ASK OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS DURING ANY
CONVERSATION
For a conversation to flow seamlessly and to
show the other person that you are interested,
ask questions. And not the closed ones (which
end up in Yes or NO) but open-ended questions.
17. WHILE CONTRADICTING SOMEONE IN AN
ARGUMENT, START YOUR SENTENCES WITH
“YES.. AND…” , THEN CONTINUE WITH YOUR
VIEWPOINT
Well! Waiting to try these on from now on? Me
too guys, me too!
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