How to Manipulate People: A Guide to Tricking Your Friends and Enemies

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Tricking people into doing what you want them to do is much simpler than it may seem- all it takes is a general understanding of how people make their decisions. Most day-to-day things that the average person decides upon are mundane and unimportant. It is for this reason that those choices are usually made on a whim, that is, the end result could go one way or the other. Because you always want what is best for you, it is vital that you do everything you can to sway those everyday deliberations in your favor. You may be surprised to learn how much you can benefit just by changing one choice someone in your life makes- hell, it has worked wonders for me. You too can become a deceitful snake of a human being! Follow these five simple steps and you will be well on your way to reaping all of the perks of manipulating your friends and enemies.

Step 1: Gage the importance of the decision.

First you must decide whether or not you can feasibly make the decision for the person in question. You obviously aren't going to be able to trick a person into falling in love with you and having your children- but you can manipulate them into having sex with you! You will need to find out how important the decision is to the person that is making it in order to determine the weight you can have in their choice. Remember, the smaller the decision, the more likely that you can change the outcome to benefit you.

Example: Bill wants to take his wife to a movie. Bill wants to see the new James Bond movie, his wife wants to see some boring chick flick. Since the decision is unimportant in the big swing of things, his wife should easily be able to dupe Bill into seeing the chick flick.

Step 2: Sympathize with the person.