What is a fun psychological trick to try on someone?
Look people in the eye when you pass them in the street. I read about this fun little game in The 4-Hour Workweek as an exercise to build confidence. Here’s how it works: Establish eye contact with people as you’re about to cross paths. Hold it as long as you can. This achieves two things: You’ll look more confident to others. “Whoa! I’m getting noticed! Why does he/she look at me? What black magic is this?” You’ll become more confident the longer you play, for one simple reason: 99.9% of people will look away first. I sometimes play this for 10, 15 minutes at a time and not a single person “wins” around against me - by the time we pass by they look away. It’s a great way to make you feel really good about yourself, really fast. Trust me, this is hilarious. Especially when you look at people like this