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> How to Win Friends and Influence People is still a good foundation

I think a lot of the advice in the book is quite dreadful. Although I could imagine this to be an interesting read for sales people

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It is so strange when people keep repeating my name, respond enthusiastically to every rubbish I say and are always so smiley... then I remember this book and I understand, what I do not understand is: who thought those advices were good ideas? Or maybe I'm just a contrarian?

Yeah it makes no sense, it's basically a manual for running friendships like a business which is of course bad in the long run. It makes me actually wonder how many people read that book but on the other hand I think many have been raised with the notion that everything needs to be great all the time

I’m curious what advice from it you find dreadful.

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