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Robert Cialdini

Social Proof: Why We Look to Others For What We Should Think and Do

“Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.” — Walter Lippmann “The five most dangerous words in business are: ‘Everybody else is doing it.'” — Warren Buffett *** …

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Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive

Noah Goldstein’s, Steve Martin’s and Robert Cialdini’s Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive is a pop psych book, where a bunch of research in psychology is distilled …

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