🐧 EVERYDAY LIFE⚡ 17 SEC
Big talks go better while you eat something tasty together 🍰
Boomerang Effect
It seems people want to argue back when someone tries to change their mind.
This is called the "boomerang effect."
Yummy Time
But when we are eating something tasty, the feeling to argue gets weaker.
⚡ TRY IT
Same words, 2 places
Pick a place. Then say your big ask.
🐧 You: "Can we change our trip plan?"
👇 Tap "Say it!"
🛡️ "No way. The old plan is fine."
😋 "Mm… sure! That sounds good."
🪑 Room❔
🍰 Cake❔
🍰 Same words. Only the place changed!
Talk Over Food
So it is good to talk about important things over tasty food.
This is called the "luncheon technique."
📚 I learned this from the Japanese blog "Panda no Ondo".
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