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I also didn't care for the book. But my problem was that it seemed disingenuous. It claimed to be about influencing others, when in fact it was about being genuinely interested in others. Halfway through i put it down because it gave no indication that it would actually get around to explaining HOW to develop an interest in others.

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> It claimed to be about influencing others, when in fact it was about being genuinely interested in others.

Isn't influencing others simply a side-benefit to being genuinely interested in them? I would imagine that is the natural outcome. I would be glad for people to go into the book wanting to "fix other people" or "take advantage of others" and come away wanting to genuinely care for others.

I dunno, that was a recommendation on how to make the strategies easier. But you could follow each of the bullet points while hiding your total disinterest in people I guess, and still accomplish the goal of the book.

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