Have you ever been sitting in a bar, an airport, a library, or browsing in a bookstore when a stranger tried to start a conversation with you? Did you feel awkward or on your guard? The conversation itself is not necessarily what caused the discomfort. The discomfort was induced because you didn’t know when or if it would end. For this reason, the first step in the process of developing great rapport and having great conversations is letting the other person know that there is an end in sight, and it is really close.
Establishing artificial time constraints is one of the 10 techniques for building quick rapport with anyone by Robin Dreeke, the head of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program.
Interesting.
Oublio: most popular image/video on the web right now
Oublio: most popular image/video on the web right now
Oublio is a simple website that displays the most popular image on Reddit, Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram and Flickr or the most popular video on YouTube right now.
Oublio: most popular image/video on the web right now
Oublio is a simple website that displays the most popular image on Reddit, Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram and Flickr or the most popular video on YouTube right now.
When a student sits down at a test, he knows how to cheat, in principle. But how does he decide whether or not he’ll actually do it? Is it logic? An impulse? A subconscious reaction to the adrenaline in his blood and the dopamine in his brain? People cheat all the time. But why, exactly, do they decide to do it in the first place?
Why do we cheat?
The New Yorker’s Maria Konnikova explores various research related to this subject.
When a student sits down at a test, he knows how to cheat, in principle. But how does he decide whether or not he’ll actually do it? Is it logic? An impulse? A subconscious reaction to the adrenaline in his blood and the dopamine in his brain? People cheat all the time. But why, exactly, do they decide to do it in the first place?
Why do we cheat?
The New Yorker’s Maria Konnikova explores various research related to this subject.
Apple investigating built-in solar power converters for iPhone, MacBook
Apple investigating built-in solar power converters for iPhone, MacBook
Some interesting new tech. It makes me remember that the only thing I want my iPhone to do is to last longer. If the iPhone 6’s only new feature is a much longer battery life, I would be the happiest man on earth.
Apple investigating built-in solar power converters for iPhone, MacBook
Some interesting new tech. It makes me remember that the only thing I want my iPhone to do is to last longer. If the iPhone 6’s only new feature is a much longer battery life, I would be the happiest man on earth.
Amazing. What is a dynamic shape display? Something straight from the future, for sure.
Amazing. What is a dynamic shape display? Something straight from the future, for sure.
What ancient greek music sounded like. Read more on Open Culture.
What ancient greek music sounded like. Read more on Open Culture.
Banksy in NYC, courtesy of In Focus. Follow through the source link for more photos.
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Banksy in NYC, courtesy of In Focus. Follow through the source link for more photos.
29. Photography, early 19th century
Changed journalism, art, culture, and how we see ourselves
The Atlantic asked a dozen scientists, historians, and technologists to rank the top innovations since the wheel.
Fascinating list.
29. Photography, early 19th century
Changed journalism, art, culture, and how we see ourselves
The Atlantic asked a dozen scientists, historians, and technologists to rank the top innovations since the wheel.
Fascinating list.
Olden times celebrities brag on Facebook.
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Olden times celebrities brag on Facebook.
Good iOS app design is obsessed with touch. Bad iOS app design takes touch for granted.
Jared Sinclair explains why he doesn’t like iOS7.
Don’t get me wrong, I think iOS7 is more modern and has better functionality. But aesthetically, I think they made a mistake by reducing the touchness factor of the OS.
Good iOS app design is obsessed with touch. Bad iOS app design takes touch for granted.
Jared Sinclair explains why he doesn’t like iOS7.
Don’t get me wrong, I think iOS7 is more modern and has better functionality. But aesthetically, I think they made a mistake by reducing the touchness factor of the OS.