“Just as amino acids can be called the building blocks of life, associations can be called the building blocks of thought.49 In”
― Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade
― Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade
“La novela es ese gran combate que libra el escritor consigo mismo porque hay en ella todo un mundo, todo un universo en que se debaten juegos capitales del destino humano,”
― Clases de Literatura: Berkeley, 1980
― Clases de Literatura: Berkeley, 1980
“Le nostre distanze un po' s'accorciavano un po' s'allungavano ma ormai era chiaro che l'uno non avrebbe mai raggiunto l'altro né mai l'altro l'uno. Di giocare a rincorrerci avevamo perso ogni gusto, e del resto non eravamo più bambini, ma ormai non ci restava altro da fare.”
― Cosmicomiche vecchie e nuove
― Cosmicomiche vecchie e nuove
“like your mouth has the gift of reading and i’m your favorite book. find your favorite page in the soft spot between my legs and read it carefully. fluently. vividly. don’t you dare leave a single word untouched. and i swear my ending will be so good. the last few words will come. running to your mouth. and when you’re done. take a seat. cause it’s my turn to make music with my knees pressed to the ground.”
― Milk and Honey
― Milk and Honey
“There's a critical insight in all this for those of us who want to learn to be more influential. The best persuaders become the best through pre-suasion - the process of arranging for recipients to be receptive to a message before they encounter it. To persuade optimally, then, it's necessary to pre-suade optimally. But how?
In part, the answer involves an essential but poorly appreciated tenet of all communication: what we present first changes the way people experience what we present to them next.”
― Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade
In part, the answer involves an essential but poorly appreciated tenet of all communication: what we present first changes the way people experience what we present to them next.”
― Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade
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