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How To Always Get What You Want

Name: How To Always Get What You Want
Uploaded: 2025-01-01T01:00:46+00:00
Duration: 23 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this informal monologue, the speaker explains how the way a request is phrased dramatically influences the likelihood of receiving a positive…

1 Jan 2025 · 0 min

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In this informal monologue, the speaker explains how the way a request is phrased dramatically influences the likelihood of receiving a positive response. By avoiding negative or self‑defeating language that makes the listener comfortable saying "no," and instead framing the ask in a way that aligns with the listener's identity or desire (e.g., offering the chance to be "the coolest librarian in the world"), the speaker shows how to turn a request into an easy "yes." The core message is that persuasive communication hinges on positive framing, appealing to self‑image, and eliminating the mental shortcut that leads people to reject a request.

You know when people ask things and they basically are asking you to say no when they ask? They're like, am I overstepping by being here? It's like, well, of course when you say it like that, they're going to be like, yes. Like, you make it an easy yes for them to say no. But if you're like, hey, do you want to be the coolest librarian in the entire world? Can you get me that book, Our Secret? Of course she's gonna be the fucking book. Who doesn't want to be the coolest librarian in the world? Because the alternative is she's the least cool librarian.