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Personal Development

Social Mirroring: If You Want To Make Someone Happy, Be Happy

How to win friends and influence people

Keywords and ideas

1. Social mirroring → mimicking the behavior of the other, which can happen consciously or unconsciously;
2. Suggestion (psychology) → guiding the thoughts, behavior, and feelings of the other;
3. Tit for two tats → forgive the other once before retaliating;
4. If you want the other to respect you, you first have to try to respect the other.

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” — Dale Carnegie

What is “social mirroring”?

According to Wikipedia:

Mirroring is the behaviour in which one person unconsciously imitates the gesture, speech pattern, or attitude of another. Mirroring often occurs in social situations, particularly in the company of close friends or family. The concept often affects other individuals’ notions about the individual that is exhibiting mirroring behaviors, which can lead to the individual building rapport with others.