The GODFATHER of Negotiation:

Chris Voss.

He is the FBI’s lead kidnapping negotiator who has taken down hundreds of hostage-takers and high-stakes terrorists.

I've collected his 7 most powerful lessons to get anything from anyone:

MEGA THREAD🧵 BACKGROUND:

Chris Voss didn’t start as a smooth talker.

He learned negotiation in the most unforgiving classrooms on earth:

• 24-hour standoffs
• Desperate criminals
• Zero margin for error.

And what he discovered flips everything you think you know about persuasion.

This Stanford neurosurgeon just revealed the exact brain mechanism behind manifestation.

• No woo-woo
• No black-magic
• No "law of attraction" B.S

Just pure PSYCHOLOGY that can turn your wildest ideas into reality...

🧵🧵🧵 MANIFEST DREAM → REALITY 🧵🧵🧵 At 12, Dr. Jim Doty was poor, broken, and hopeless.

- Father: alcoholic
- Mother: paralyzed & suicidal
- His family was evicted on welfare

Then a stranger in a magic shop taught him a process that rewired his brain — and his life.

I used to think I was smart & rational.

Then I found the CIA's classified art of manipulation and dark psychology.

Especially these 7 MIND CONTROL techniques separating the survivors from the victims.

Test yourself now: 🧵 The biggest lie about persuasion:

"If I just present enough evidence, they'll see the truth."

Wrong.

The brain treats attacks on beliefs like physical threats. Logic triggers defense, not enlightenment.

I used to be stressed and anxious out of my mind...

Then I found Naval Ravikant and obsessedly spent 400 hours+ binge-watching all of his podcasts online.

His ideas will make you immune to depression & anxiety.

This is Naval's Happiness Protocol: 🧵 Practical philosophy doesn’t have to be abstract.

Naval’s approach is simple:

• Health
• Wealth
• Happiness

If something works for one person, it can work for another.

But that's not all...

I used to have no idea what I wanted in life...

Then I learned the ancient dark psychology of happiness

There're 11 psychological ideas that separate the depressed from happiness:

BECOME THE BLACK SHEEP: 🧵 First, understand this:

Your brain is wired for survival, not joy.

That's why 1 in 6 adults feel depressed right now.

But the Übermensch knows: You can hijack your own mental programming.

I used to think I was disciplined & motivated.

Then I discovered Angela Duckworth's insight from 1000+ hours of research on the #1 predictor of success.

This ONE characteristic separate the survivors from the victims.

THREAD 🧵 GRIT.

Angela Duckworth defines it as "passion and perseverance for long-term goals."

The latest research shows you can build it like a muscle.

In 1972, a French scientist locked himself in a pitch-black cave 440 feet underground for 180 days.

No light. No time. No human contact.

He wanted to uncover the secrets of the human mind—and what he found was literally TIME-BENDING: 🧵
Michel Siffre was a geologist and researcher obsessed with understanding human biology in extreme conditions.

He believed the key to unlocking the human mind lay in its relationship with time.

To test this, he devised a radical experiment.

I used to think I was rationale.

Then I found the forgotten art of manipulation and dark psychology.

There're 10 mind control signs separate the survivors from the victims.

Test yourself now: 🧵 First, dark psychology isn't evil magic. It's the weaponization of human nature.

Those who master it understand one thing:
• Your emotions are predictable
• Your desires are exploitable
• Your fears are controllable

Knowledge is your only defense.

The most overlooked curse of the 21st century:

Having an IQ over 130.

- 27% develop depression
- 20% suffer anxiety disorders
- 182% higher risk of mood disorders

What they don't tell you about being "gifted": Being smarter than average comes with a psychological price most people never see.

While society celebrates high IQ, the brilliant minds behind those numbers are quietly struggling with mental torment.

Here's why intelligence can become a burden...

In 1920, a psychologist tortured a 9-month-old baby to prove humans could be programmed like machines.

What he revealed was the terrifying truth about how your fears were truly created.

Welcome to the Little Albert experiment: 🧵 John B. Watson was the "Father of Behaviorism."

His radical belief: All human behavior—love, fear, anger—could be controlled through conditioning.

To prove this, he needed a test subject who had no existing fears.

He found the perfect victim.

Your attention span is broken.

99% of people can't focus because their brains are fried.

Stanford Professor Andrew Huberman discovered a 10-minute method to rewire your brain in one session.

Here's exactly how to reclaim your focus: 🧵 Your phone buzzes 144 times per day.

Each buzz triggers a cortisol spike that lasts 23 minutes.

By 3 PM, your prefrontal cortex is fried from constant interruptions.

This is why you can't focus anymore.

What if the cure for anxiety is MORE anxiety?

Viktor Frankl, Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist, proved this "backwards" approach works.

Here's the counterintuitive method he explained in "Man's Search for Meaning" that rewrites modern psychology: 🧵
Frankl spent 4 years in Nazi concentration camps.

From the ashes of his horrific experience, he developed logotherapy—a school of psychotherapy focused on finding meaning.

But his most shocking discovery challenged everything we know about fear.

The Navy SEALs have a strange way of thinking:

While everyone else moves forward, they step back.

Jocko Willink's oil rig mission exposed why this is the greatest tactical advantage anyone access.

The psychology will blow your mind:🧵 Jocko Willink was 22. Most junior operator on an oil rig training mission.

His entire platoon—seasoned commanders included—stood in formation, weapons raised, waiting for orders.

30 seconds of deadly silence.
Nobody moved.

Here's what happened next:

ENERGY VAMPIRE

They target empaths 10x more than anyone else—and you won't realize it until you're emotionally bankrupt.

The psychology behind this manipulation is darker than you think.

How to spot and remove them instantly: 🧵 Energy Vampires aren't people you simply dislike.

They're often your closest friends or family members.

They exploit your kindness, manipulate your emotions, and feed off your energy—all while making you feel guilty for noticing.

You've been lied to about human nature.

In 1968, scientists proved 90% of people would rather die than "be different."

Here's the psychological experiment that proves humans are really just sheep: 🧵 What if I told you there's a psychological switch that turns rational humans into passive sheep?

In 1968, Latané & Darley found it. They pumped smoke into rooms and watched people choose conformity over survival.

The results will disturb you:

Your ability to focus drops 40% when your phone is nearby.

Even when it's off or in pocket.

Stanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman mapped the exact brain circuits responsible—and how to rewire them naturally.

His 4-step protocol for building unbreakable focus: 🧵 The average person faces 150+ distractions daily.

Your brain isn't built for multitasking.

It's designed for deep concentration on ONE thing at a time.

We're biologically wired for depth, not constant switching.

By 2030, society will be divided into 2 classes:

Those who can focus and those who can't.

Cal Newport's shows there is ONE skill that determines your productivity, wealth, stress, and fulfillment.

His "Deep Work" productivity system will change your life... 🧵
• J.K. Rowling wrote in a hotel to finish Harry Potter
• Bill Gates takes "Think Weeks" in a cabin with no wifi
• Maya Angelou rented hotel rooms to write from 7am-2pm

You see the pattern?

The most silent, widespread, and destructive problem in the world:

Phone Addiction.

It's the reason why you're 24/7 depressed, stressed, and your nervous system is in chaos.

Here is Andrew Huberman's 8-minute protocol & one free app that will save you 100hrs/week: 🧵
Dr. Huberman, a Stanford neuroscientist, found that screen light between 11 PM and 4 AM triggers a specific brain circuit.

This circuit is in your habenula – a small area that controls dopamine.

When activated, it literally creates feelings of disappointment and depression...

In 2010, scientists found a hidden motivation switch in your brain.

When turned on, you CRAVE hard work like an addict on crack.

This switch makes the hardest tasks feel fun and addictive.

Here's how to flip this switch for good: 🧵
Your brain runs on 2 types of fuel.

One works much better than the other.

Most people use extrinsic motivation - rewards from outside like money and praise.

This fuel always runs out, leaving you tired and stuck.

Steve Jobs once said:

"Focus is about saying no to the hundred other good ideas"

If you can only make ONE good decision today, please focus on this thread.

If you're young and ambitious but lazy, open this: 🧵 Jobs was obsessed with focus.

He famously cut Apple's product line from 350 to just 10 items in 1997.

"Innovation is saying no to 1,000 things," he explained.

What made him successful wasn't saying yes to opportunities, but ruthlessly eliminating distractions...

In 1969, Stanford psychologist Philip Zimbardo left 2 identical cars on the street...

one in wealthy Palo Alto,
the other in criminal Bronx, NYC.

One was DESTROYED immediately. The other untouched for days.

It's not what you're thinking... here's what actually happened: 🧵 Zimbardo wanted to test if neighborhood conditions affected criminal behavior more than personal character.

The experiment cost just $1,300 - cheap compared to most psychology studies.

But the results were one of the most influential experiments in crime and justice...