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"How to Win Friends & Influence People" by Dale Carnegie has been a bestselling book for 75+ years.

It has:

• 54,000+ Amazon reviews
• 700,000+ Goodreads reviews
• 30,000,000+ copies sold worldwide

Here are 18 key lessons from it:

“Become genuinely interested in other people.”

“Smile.” 😃

“Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.”

“Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.”

“Talk in terms of the other person’s interests.”

“Make the other person feel important—and so it sincerely.”

“The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.”

If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.”

“Try honestly to see things fro the other person’s point of view.”

“Begin with praise and honest appreciation.”

“Call attention to people’s mistakes indirectly.”

“Let the other person save face.”

“Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be ‘hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise.’”

6 Ways To Make People Like You:

3 Fundamental Techniques In Handling People:

12 Ways To Win People To Your Way of Thinking:

9 Ways To Be A Better Leader:

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