Posted October 1, 2014 by Tristan Colasito

• “Fake it ‘til you make it”

• “Imagine all of ‘em in their underwear”

• “Insert a coin between your butt to do better in speeches”

These are some tips most of us have heard to get an advantage in certain situations. Some have worked for us, while some have not. Either way, we or at least I love to read tips like these or “psychological life hacks,” if you will. Then I bumped into this reddit thread that provides the users with psychological life hacks.

 Here are some of the top “tips”:

• “When a group of people laugh, people will instinctively look at the person they feel closest to in that group.”

• “If you ask someone a question and they only partially answer just wait. If you stay silent and keep eye contact they will usually continue talking.”

• “If you get yourself to be really happy and excited to see other people, they will react the same to you. It doesn't always happen the first time, but it will definitely happen next time.”

• “The moment your alarm wakes you up, immediately react by sitting up, pump your fists and shout "YEAH!"”

• “Don't be afraid to ask questions; it makes you look interested, and you will learn something. Anything can be learnt if you put the effort in. Everything anyone knows, they learned along the way. Everyone, even the president. Ask open ended questions to move conversations along. Learn the difference between open and closed questions.” 

• “If you publicly pass audible gas close your eyes so no one can see you”

The sixth one really helps though.

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To read more: http://tinyurl.com/redditlifehacks

DISCLAIMER: All, if not, most of the tips presented in this thread are not backed up with empirical evidence. These are for fun and are not proven scientifically, therefore take these with caution.