Double Your Success: Pick Up On A Sunny Day

[Chocoballs]

I read this is the book Pre-suasion by Cialdini, the godfather of the science of persuasion.

"One study showed that a man who complimented young women and then asked for their phone numbers to arrange a date was considerably more successful when he asked on a sunny morning versus a cloudy morning (22.4 percent and 13.9 percent success rates, respectively)."

 

[Chocoballs]

Lots of the stuff in the book isn't new if you know NLP but now there is scientific research to back it all up.

Any PUA who has found this stuff to be working for them?

Similarity
"Waitresses coached to mimic the verbal style of customers doubled their tips. Negotiators coached to do the same with their opponents got significantly better final outcomes. Salespeople who mimicked the language styles and nonverbal behaviors (gestures, postures) of customers sold more of the electronic equipment they recommended."

Compliments
"consider what happened in one hair salon when stylists complimented customers by saying, “Any hairstyle would look good on you.” Their tips rose by 37 percent. Indeed, we seem so charmed by flattery that it can work on us even when it appears to have an ulterior motive. Chinese college students who received a preprinted flier from a clothing store saying “We’re contacting you because you’re fashionable and stylish” developed positive attitudes toward the store and were more likely to want to shop there."