4 Psychological Tricks and Hacks You Need To Know

From dealing with arguments to dealing with money, psychological tricks will always give you an advantage in how you deal with others

Dr. Conor Hogan Ph.D.
4 min readMar 25, 2021
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Psychology is often all about how other people think and act towards you.

And as we can’t control what others think about us the first time they meet us then it’s difficult to know if that person will like you or even respect you when you meet you. So even though you’ll meet many people throughout your life each time you meet someone new you’ve to work at building a rapport with them so that they’ll open up to you and this takes time and energy.

And even then you’re not guaranteed that every person you meet and try to get to know will respect you.

You have to improve the odds of them liking you if you want to be able to have some form of relationship with them or work with them in the future.

Because everyone we meet has something useful to give to our lives even if it doesn’t seem so when we first encounter them. So to improve the odds of others respecting you, you must improve your psychological skills.

Here are 4 psychological tricks and hacks that are always useful to use in a variety of situations:

1. By walking away from an argument you’re breaking the anger that the other person has towards you and therefore their strength of voice.

Instead, if you meet their level of anger you’re immediately succumbing to a lower level of thought that’s going to disadvantage you during the argument. Of course, we’ve all become angry in certain situations and there are always people that will try to irritate or goad you into an argument but if you know they irritate you then ask yourself:

“Are they worth my energy?”

By asking this question you’re setting the scene for the next potential discussion that you’ll have with this person. And if you realize that this person is not worth your energy then why would you even enter into a discussion with them in the first place?

Sure if a person is very close to you in some way there may be practicalities that will force you to talk now and then but if you know this person will end up twisting the conversation into trying to irritate you then it’s better to be prepared and know how best to react when the conversation arises the next time around.

And when you walk away you’ve time to organize your thoughts so that you present yourself in the best way possible the next time you meet.

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2. Be confident. Because the majority of people will respect this and they’ll remember you the next time you meet.

Because fewer people are truly confident so you’ll stand out from the crowd!

But of course, showing true confidence is easier said than done. That’s why you have to be hyper-focused about who you spend your time with and where you go to be around people.

If you have one area in your life that you’re truly confident in then you need to begin expressing this confidence to people within that field first. That’s where the people in that field will listen to you and want to learn from you.

They’ll be captivated by your confidence and ultimately respect you for what you know.

From there you’ll realize that by having an experience that others can learn from it will increase others’ belief in you. By talking about what you know it gives you the ability to mix with other people and that’s where you can provide them with true value.

3. Invest trust in others first before they do it to you because that shows you believe in them.

And it also tells them that you were thinking enough about them to take positive action towards them.

And let’s face it, that’s very flattering too!

Of course, you have to be careful how you take the initial action. Because there are many people out there that will abuse your goodwill and try to use your knowledge, status, or good nature so you’ve to be very selective of whom you show trust to in the first place.

But once you find the right person and show them trust first then more often than not they’ll appreciate how you reach out and feel compelled to replicate this in the future back to you.

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4. Pay with a big cash note so others around you will respect you more.

I know this sounds cheesy but it works.

Because most people judge others by what they look like and how they act. By paying for something you’re showing confidence in your earning power to others, a kindness of action, and you’re saving that other person some money too!

And as you’ll have that other person’s eyes of appreciation on you at the time of payment you can show them you mean business and your intent by using bigger cash notes when you pay.

Also by showing that you have money it means others will have confidence in you and trust that you can help them out in their life.

And if you’re paying they’ll hardly walk away from you too quickly also!

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Dr. Conor Hogan Ph.D.

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