Chapter 3. MONEY GROWS ON TREES
In which we discover the power of belief and desire against the fear of risk
Here is a fascinating head game that can give you some great insight into persuading others. Sometimes we have to give a bit to get a bit, but it can be a mistake to give too much. For this exercise we have to assume that you would like to be a millionaire.
Guess what! It's your lucky day. A person, casually dressed (actually a bit trampy-looking), arrives at your door with a small shrub in a pot. They explain that this unlikely looking plant is a money tree that is about to flower at any moment and produce a crop of millions of large denomination bank notes. They are prepared to let you have it for fifty pounds cash.
Please play the game ...
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