Chapter 7
Likeability
âYouâre not paranoid â youâre the opposite of paranoid. You suffer from the insane delusion that people actually like you.â
Woody Allen
Studies of a scientific nature, as well as ones carried out by the plethora of menâs and womenâs lifestyle magazines, show that there are a number of common denominators that denote likeability. These cover the whole spectrum of interactions from dealing with strangers and acquaintances, to making friends with work colleagues, customers and clients, to âaffairs of the heartâ (flirting and dating situations).
Weâve all come across those people who seem to be able to âclickâ with others the first time they meet. They manage to forge relationships ...
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