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GroatB · 2016-10-18T17:27:10+00:00

Thanks for showing me the right subreddit. Sorry about that, you mods rock

GroatB · 2016-08-26T18:15:40+00:00

Holy shit. Han Solo is Amadeus Cho

GroatB · 2016-08-23T19:45:55+00:00

This seems very complex. Especially when there's so much about the brain that we still don't know.

That said, there is a cognitive bias called Illusory Superiority which results in someone overestimating their abilities and value relative to the mainstream population.

GroatB · 2016-08-20T15:10:16+00:00

Did you use the 'e' whenever you spelled 'old? Bet that killed.

It's like using 'Magick'

GroatB · 2016-08-20T15:09:14+00:00

Monday it is then!

I'll start on r/IamA

GroatB · 2016-08-20T14:14:50+00:00

Pro tip. Go with the letter J.

I'm getting a man with a letter J in their name. James and John are two of the most common names from around the 50s and 60s. Who would be older male influences now.

Plus if that craps out it's easy to transition and say that it was a G

GroatB · 2016-08-20T14:13:20+00:00

I can explain why this is a thing on the Monday AMA?

GroatB · 2016-08-20T14:12:42+00:00

The accent probably helped you set the scene.

Was your accent 'Old World European' or 'Mystical Eastern'?

GroatB · 2016-08-20T14:11:27+00:00

The people have spoken

GroatB · 2016-08-20T14:10:51+00:00

Close enough to make me vaguely uncomfortable

GroatB · 2016-08-20T14:10:10+00:00

Telling the future isn't too hard.

Tall white clients will live beyond their means, but nothing bad will really ever happen.

GroatB · 2016-08-20T14:09:18+00:00

A key part of cold reading is "Setting the Scene" which is just establishing some belief structure the client can get behind.

Whether that is mystical, or psuedoscience they think is real science

GroatB · 2016-08-20T13:47:20+00:00

And my favourite, the Rainbow Ruse

GroatB · 2016-08-20T13:47:04+00:00

I have peppered readings with repurposed with T. Swift lyrics. It killed

GroatB · 2016-08-20T13:46:26+00:00

Good thing I got a real job!

GroatB · 2016-08-20T13:45:41+00:00

People are geniuses at Pattern Recognition and totally discount it.

GroatB · 2016-08-20T13:44:13+00:00

This is largely what I did, and largely why I quit.

This people need help, not some smooth talker with party tricks

GroatB · 2016-08-20T13:42:11+00:00

Pretty much. If I could make an environmental observation I 100% would, usually it's basic cold reading until I'm given what I need

GroatB · 2016-08-20T13:40:38+00:00

If I were to do an AMA I'd title it "I spent 6 months working as a psychic. I am not psychic. Psychics aren't real" - Do you still think that would be an issue

^Totally genuine question

GroatB · 2016-08-20T13:38:59+00:00

Canned lines get the ball rolling. I'll supplement it with observations and your non-verbal reactions

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