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testing22321yesterday at 8:32 PM1 replyview on HN

The book is called “how to win friends and influence people”, after all.


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Aurornisyesterday at 8:35 PM

I read that book because it was on so many generic book recommendations lists.

It was less sleazy than I expected from the title. It actually had a lot of points about being genuine, being a good listener, showing respect to other people's opinions, admitting when you're wrong, being sincere, and so on. Decent advice, really.

A side benefit of reading it is you learn how to spot when other people are insincerely trying to use the tricks in the book against you. Once you see it, it's hard not to miss.

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