The Science of Likability: 27 Studies to Master Charisma, Attract Friends, Captivate People, and Take Advantage of Human Psychology by King Patrick
Author:King, Patrick [King, Patrick]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-06-30T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter 8. How to Be More Endearing
How would you act if the most stunningly attractive and physically perfect person suddenly sat down next to you?
If you were at home, you might tell them to get out of your house. But otherwise, we would likely be reduced to a stuttering mess. There’s a very simple reason for this: perfect people scare and intimidate us.
We’re uncomfortable around them, and they make us self-conscious in ways we never thought possible. It’s impossible to not compare yourself to a supermodel who sits down next to you, no matter your gender, and it’s near-impossible to not feel intensely intimidated or paralyzed if a supermodel was to sit down in front of you and proclaim their interest in you. A person without flaws just seems superhuman, and it can generate a sense of shock and wonder as you think, “Are we even the same species?”
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