How to Make Friends and Influence People

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What you have to do to beinfuential is very different. You can't just be the loudest purso in the room, which is a horrible proxy for the quality of an idea. Likeability is only moderately correlated with credibility. And every one of us, every human being, even the elon musks, even the steve jobs m even the biances, they've had points where these are the strategies they're going to be useful.

Todd Kashdan is a two-time Smart People Podcast guest. As a Professor of Psychology and a leading educator to the public, Todd translates state-of-the-art science for practical application to improve our everyday lives. He is well-known for his energetic and disarming communication style.

Awarded the 2013 Distinguished Early Career Researcher Award by the American Psychological Association, Todd Kashdan is among the world’s top experts on the psychology of well-being, psychological strengths, mental agility, and social relationships. His research has been featured in hundreds of media outlets, including multiple articles in the Harvard Business Review, New York Times, and Forbes.

Todd's newest book, The Art of Insubordination: How to Dissent and Defy Effectively, is available now!

Learn more about Todd at toddkashdan.com.

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