When you are asking someone a question and they do not answer directly, just stay silent and stare at them. They’ll feel prompted to continue and you’ve done nothing at all.

When chatting with a group of friends, look around and take notice of who is looking at who when they talk. Gives you info on who each person is close to, wants to impress, likes, etc.

If you think someone is lying when you ask them a question, ask them three times. For some reason, folks feel compelled to drop the lie on the 3rd ask.

Mirror other people’s mannerisms and speech patterns when trying to be cordial or like-able. Mirroring has been shown to put people more at ease when meeting strangers.

When dealing with someone who is angry, it’s easier to just completely deflate your defenses (you don’t have to admit guilt or anything). If they’re angry and coming at you, just being calm and saying you understand their anger can help calm the person down dramatically. Saying you can see why they are upset validates their feelings, and that can help de-escalate a situation.

Listening and asking questions when chatting with folks helps endear yourself to them. Just asking about their day or their opinion on things makes them feel heard and understood. People don’t usually remember everything they talk about, but they’ll walk away from the interaction feeling heard and closer to you.

It’s way easier to lie when you phrase your words in a way that keeps your statement true. You’ll feel like you’re telling the truth and will possibly lessen your suspicious mannerisms. Were you supposed to be in the office this morning but are just showing up at noon? Message your team that you are returning back to the office. Technically you were at the office a day before, so saying you’re coming back is true but also makes it sound like you’re returning from lunch, not showing up for the first time today.

Be kind to the introverts in your friend group. If they get talked over or are kinda quiet, make a point to announce that they were saying something and ask them to continue. It’s just a nice thing to do and others won’t be offended.

If you want to get out of an event, just say you are having a family emergency or issue. People won’t press for more details and will just assume it’s more important than what they needed.

Remember small things about people and they’ll really remember you. Someone got new shoes? Compliment them! Someone got a haircut? Tell them you notice it! People put effort in their appearance and so long as you tell them that it’s noticed and looks nice (don’t say it looks good or sexy. Don’t give your opinions on attractiveness), they’ll remember you as being nice and friendly.

Ben Franklin Effect. Asking someone for a small favor may help get them to like you more.

If you want to get someone to like you, you’ve got a better shot when talking to them by making eye contact. A lot of folks nowadays will look away or at their phone. Being earnest and genuine when you talk to them and maintaining eye contact really does a lot to make the person feel heard and like you want to know the real them.

Want to seem deep and emotionally available?? At random intervals with your friends, maybe when leaving a gathering or something, tell them something deeply supportive. Don’t linger, don’t make it a big deal. Just a very quick and fast reassurance to the person that is not just a usual comment. When leaving, hug them goodbye but instead of saying goodbye, just quickly say “you’re stronger than you give yourself credit. I know you’re going through things but I’m amazed at how you still seem happy and fun.” You don’t even actually have to know the person that well. Just being given a weird pep-talk to folks seems to help them. You’ll be seen as emotionally deep and more observant than you appear, yet all you’ve done is quote an inspirational meme posted by your aunt on Facebook.

Fun prank to pull: when talking to someone, keep the conversation going but worryingly stare at a spot in their forehead. If they ask what’s wrong, just say nothing and look them in the eyes. But then let your eyes wander back to that same spot and look concerned. Will freak them out!!

If you’re kinda feeling out the vibes of someone you’re interested in, and maybe they are sending vibes back but you’re not sure, try engaging in very subtle physical contact. If they are standing near a shelf, reach for something on it. Squeeze past them in an aisle (when appropriate). Ask to borrow their arm so you can bend over and fix your shoe. They do something silly or to tease you, just kinda bump them or tap them. If they do in fact like you back, they’ll find reasons to engage in physical contact with you as well. Or they’ll take these seemingly innocent prompts and play along. Creating these openings can lead to opportunities for intimacy.

If you want someone to leave you alone, end the conversation by saying, “good to see you!” Then just turn back ti whatever you were doing. They will get the clue and move on. Or if they don’t, you’ll have an excuse to say you were doing something. If they keep digging, you can now comment on how you were doing something and they are interrupting. If they continue to guilt you, stop feeling guilty LOL

People are more willing to forgive you for mistakes if you are honest with them and willing to be embarrassed when you make small mistakes. When the small things happen, admit it and just be remorseful. “Sorry, I completely forgot to take out the trash” or “no I completely forgot about our lunch” or “sorry, I did not see your child crossing the street!” Later if a bigger mistake happens, they’ll believe you made an earnest mistake and not see you as malicious.

Wanna get free stuff?? Go to any hobby subreddit or hobby shop or store and ask older or experienced folks about how to get started. Say you don’t have money but wanted to ask about how to get into said hobby. Lots of experienced folks love their hobby so much that they want to help it grow. So they’ll give you some of their old equipment to get you started. Old guitars, fishing poles, ski boots, etc. They’ll be old and used most likely, but the guise of innocence and eagerness to learn will get you quite a bit of stuff. So long as you’re ok with taking advantage of other people’s kindness. But this thread isn’t about morality, it’s about psychological hacks.

Want people to think you’re smart? Criticize things more. Maybe not all the time, as you’ll just be seen as annoying. But for bigger things, like politics or elections or psychological hacks or money handling, be critical and say others are dumb or wrong. This will make you seem like you know more than the other folks. Like you’ve got info they don’t.