Wisdom of the World (Part 2) - Insights from a World Traveler on Human Interaction

Something I find helpful about human interaction is knowing that:  like attracts like, and likes doing it.

•      Wanna get passed people's barbed wire defense mechanisms and finally listen to your ideas?
•      Wanna make new buddies all over the jolly well place?
•      Wanna get a date with that stud or hottie?
•      Wanna grow as a person?  Forget the protein shake, this is where it's at:

When people think you have a bunch in common with them, they automatically like you.  Interests, hobbies, curiosities, even fears (and all the other stuff like names of pets and favorite cereal if they're applicable.)

If you focus on similarities instead of differences, you'll like them more too.
(I know this can sometimes mean giving up revered hatred for the neighbors, so I'm sorry for that.)

Practically, this means you can relate to almost anyone.
You experience the same sensations that collectively form the human experience.
You inhale, they inhale.  You exhale, they inhale...wait...ah, you get the point.

When people are no longer afraid to be themselves, a world of possibilities opens.
People have been predisposed since caveman days to be afraid of the New (ie. like in the movie the Croods).  Any worldview or opinions that messes with the way they have chosen to arrange their reality is scary cos it could mean:

1. They were wrong (No one likes to be wrong, fiddlesticks!)
2. They have been climbing up a ladder leaning against the wrong wall

Now I'm not saying we should all sell out and paint fake versions of ourselves that agree with people's self-images.  The saying is as true as it ever has been: "You can please most of the people most of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the time."

It's just that:

Peanut butter is nutritious, but kids won't eat it on their own.
Cover it on either side with chocolate, and you've got a best-selling recipe!

Ok, I'm off to share some Reese's!

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