Back to the bookshelf

Typographic jacket · original cover not fetched

FROM THE SHARED SHELF · 2006–2026 SAMPLE

The Charisma Myth

Olivia Fox Cabane

3 readers recommend it across 3 discussions

Topics are model-inferred labels.

Keep it on your reading list

THE WORD OF MOUTH

What made it worth passing on?

Original Hacker News comments, in the readers’ own words.

ta1234567890
Life changing more than mind bending: The Charisma Myth. Only reading it won't change anything, but start practicing the exercises and your whole life will change, and quickly. If you just want to get a taste, see below. Three quick tips to gain an instant charisma boost: 1. Lower the intonation of your voice at the end of your sentences. 2. Reduce how quickly and how often you nod. 3. Pause for two full seconds before you speak. From this summary: https://github.com/benigeri/books/blob/master/The%20Charisma... (https://github.com/benigeri/books/blob/master/The%20Charisma%20Myth%20by%20Olivia%20Fox%20Cabane.md) Those tips are in the introduction of the book so you can see if it works for you and decide if you want to continue reading the rest. Personally, when I started doing only those 3 things, weird things happened that completely changed the behavior of other people towards me and then how I felt about other people. Worth a try.
dave_sullivan
There are 3 books you should read: SPIN Selling. The Challenger Sale. The Charisma Myth. In that order. You will learn so many jedi mind tricks. Yes, there is such a thing as sales. But do yourself a favor and don't sell shitty products. There's a wide range of incomes among people selling the best products, and the difference is stuff you can at least read about in those books.

Also recommended in this reply