Top 3 Ways: How to Influence People and Make Friends (and How Maslow Theory Applies)

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Do you need motivation? Learn how to influence people and make friends with this quick cheat-sheet, straight from the mind of someone who’s almost a narcissist!

No, wait, before you click off thinking ‘yeah yeah edgelord’ consider this: the people who know most about how to manipulate people are those with Cluster B Personality disorders — like narcissism or, in my case, anti-social personality disorder. You can read more about my various diagnoses here, and how I’ve managed to overcome most of the disadvantages of having the mind of a maniac.

Regardless of how you look at it, the act of influencing is indeed a form of manipulation. Your goal is to drive a result, and that result is making friends — and your means are all positive, helpful, and adding value. There’s nothing nefarious going on here, just a silly ‘bad word!’

1. Anticipate Their Needs

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs teaches us that people require certain things in a certain order in order to achieve…