Don't Click This

Don't Click This

Wow. So that happened. After we specifically asked you not to click on this article, you went ahead and did it. In doing so, you just fell for one of the oldest tricks in the book. To get your much-valued click, we employed a means of persuasion known as "strategic self-anticonformity," or what's commonly known as reverse psychology.

gizmodo.com

After we specifically asked you not to click on this article, you went ahead and did it.

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Most people think of this trick as something that can only be used on children, or prefer to relegate the concept to the dubious ranks of pop psychology. But the effect is quite real, and it’s something we can use in our daily lives to surprisingly good effect. It doesn’t work on everyone, and certainly not all the time—sometimes it even backfires—but when used properly and responsibly, it can help us navigate difficult people, while also getting folks to do things for their own good.

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