Professor Elam

Thursday  Sept  29 2016

In addition to familiarizing your self with Sherlock Holmes powers of observation and deduction, I suggest you buy

and read and re read How to Win Friends and influence People.

Or I can summarize in Dale's own words the theme of the book.

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You will make more friends in two months showing an interest in other people than you will in two years trying to get others interested in you.

No kidding.

Why is Facebook so successful?  Because it offers everyone the chance to edit a magazine about their favorite person-themselves. It is as if everyone suddenly had the ability to edit their own personal version of O Magazine. HInt, who is on the cover of O magazine every month?  Hmmm

I see there are newer  editions like how to influence people in the digital age. Well the medium may have changed but the message remains the same.

Show an interest in others and they will think you are a fascinating person.