🐧 EVERYDAY LIFE⚡ 19 SEC
Ask for small favors, and people come to like you more 📕
Feeling Useful
It seems people care about those who make them feel "I was useful."
Franklin's Rare Book
Benjamin Franklin asked a politician who disliked him to lend him a rare book.
Book Returned
He returned it with a polite thank-you letter, and it seems they later became friends.
⚡ TRY IT
From rival to friend in 3 taps
You are Franklin. The penguin on the right does not like you. What do you do?
Hmph. That Franklin again…
Huh? He wants to borrow MY book? …Well, OK.
He liked my book so much. I was useful!
Franklin, my friend! Let's talk again soon!
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🤝 A small favor turned a rival into a friend!
🔌 Today's version: "Can I borrow your charger?" → "Thanks, that helped!"
🌵 Still rivals. Nothing changed.
Start Small
A small favor like "Can I borrow your charger?" and "Thanks, that helped!" is enough.
📚 I learned this from the Japanese blog "Panda no Ondo".
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