Michael Covel's Trend Following cover image

Ep. 895: Algorithms, Negotiation and Persuasion with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Michael Covel's Trend Following

00:00

The Power of Anchoring

The author of four books talks about anchoring a person's perception of what is a legitimate number by what we say first. He shows people this contract with the charge of $75,000 but before they see it, he says, as you'll be able to see, I'm not going to be able to charge you a million dollars for this. The research backs the idea that if you put that high number up, then bring it down, it's completely different than not having the high number, isn't it?

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app