atucker comments on Science of human dominance? - Less Wrong

3 Post author: Mercurial 08 November 2011 10:30PM

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Comment author: atucker 08 November 2011 11:46:06PM *  2 points [-]

Cialdini's Influence?

It's not dominance per se, but it's about getting people to do what you want.

Comment author: Mercurial 09 November 2011 01:28:55AM 1 point [-]

I've just ordered a copy. It keeps coming up as a useful reference, even if it might not be exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks for bringing it up!

Comment author: D227 10 November 2011 02:52:28PM 0 points [-]

Having read, Influence, The Prince and, 48 laws of Power I found Cialdini's book the most satisfying to read because it was filled with empirical research. The latter books I mentioned were no doubt excellent reads however anecdotal. Also, Influence is presented in the least "dark arts" ways from the other two. The book is about learning to stay ahead of influence just as much as it is about influencing.

Comment author: Dorikka 09 November 2011 01:36:12AM 0 points [-]

Whoever downvoted this might want to explain why -- the signal seems to be "this is not an a good source for this topic", but more information would probably be helpful.