• The Art of Persuasion: How to Spot and Stop Manipulation

  • Analyze and Influence People with Dark Psychology
  • By: Patrick Stinson
  • Narrated by: Tom Haig
  • Length: 3 hrs
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (73 ratings)

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The Art of Persuasion: How to Spot and Stop Manipulation

By: Patrick Stinson
Narrated by: Tom Haig
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Has anyone ever told you that someone you love is manipulating you?

Do you find yourself frustrated or full of conflicting emotions in one of your relationships?

Or are you working a job where your colleague or boss controls you?

If any of these scenarios apply to you, it’s time you to listen to this guide.

Manipulation can be inherent in our relationships because of our reliance on emotions.

But there comes the point where manipulation becomes emotional abuse.

A victim can feel guilt, failure, and often, controlled by a friend, boss, or even loved one.

Being controlled and hurt by manipulation is not your fault!

While you may not be able to take the manipulator out of someone you love and care about, you can protect yourself from their manipulation.

By learning how manipulators work, you can avoid being manipulated and ultimately, beat them at their own game.

Being free of a toxic, manipulative relationship will completely change your life for the better.

Published in the Harvard Business Review in 2001, Dr. Robert Cialdini’s “Harnessing the Science of Persuasion” heavily informs this guide with scientifically proven strategies and analyses of manipulative personalities.

As a significant area of human psychology, Dr. Cialdini’s work, among others’, informs patterns and behaviors that affect so many of us and our relationships.

When you listen to this guide, you’ll find:

  • The most telling indicators that you’re the victim of manipulation, even if you don’t want to admit it!
  • The absolute worst things you are doing right now to enable a manipulator
  • How you can still love a manipulator (even if it sounds impossible!)
  • Guaranteed-to-work strategies for dealing with a manipulator at your place of work, without threatening your job
  • The most effective, and safest, tactics to confront a manipulator, especially when it escalates
  • How to identify the type of manipulator you’re dealing with
  • What you need to do to protect your money from a manipulator before it’s too late!
  • How to confront a loved one who is manipulating you, even if you’ve tried and failed many times before!

It is challenging to confront those we love and make hard changes to our relationships. But living in a vicious cycle of manipulation robs you of joy, self-esteem, and the life you deserve.

This guide is the first step toward getting your life back.

You will learn about yourself and the people around you, and then determine the best strategies for keeping those you care about close while protecting yourself.

Is it finally time to live a life of independence, peace, and happiness you deserve by separating yourself from the unhealthy manipulation in your life? Take the first step by getting this audiobook now!

©2019 Patrick Stinson (P)2019 Patrick Stinson

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It truly was a decent prologue to the individuals who need to find out about the darker parts of psychology.Too numerous individuals carry on with their life on sense alone, rehashing straightforward daily practice and making up for the need. It helped me comprehend my live.

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This is created well and detailed.

A very quick and concise way to start to learn about dark psychology and the many methods to it. I found this audio book very interesting to listen. This is created well and detailed.

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I really enjoyed listening to this audio book.

I really enjoyed listening to this audio book and found it very educational. This is a great audio book on the Dark Psychology.

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All the strategies are proven.

Explained everything. All the strategies are proven and easy to follow even a beginner can do it. After reading this book I can say, this book can be a reference to learn about ways of influence peoples.

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I listened this book, and I get this book so helpful. I will highly be recommended in this book. I'm satisfied!

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This audiobook will surely tingle your mind!

This audiobook will surely tingle your mind! In dark psychology finally you will understand how to change approach and learned to defend against of the mental attacks and why persuasion techniques are so effective.

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I would recommended this to anyone.

This audiobook will give the listener the upper hand so they can be on the lookout for these negative people. I would recommended this to anyone who is starting out and wanting to learn the basics.

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Short and SWEET!

The author gives you the essentials of recognizing controlling behavior in those that are close to you. Probably the greatest vulnerability one can have in life is NOT KNOWING that such controlling people exist, let alone that they are intimately close to you. Once you see the subtle or not-so-subtle signs, you are then able to defend yourself from them and feel stronger in their presence, and in your relationships. There is tremendous EMOTIONAL STRENGTH to be gained by reading this book! Highly recommend!

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Truly a audio book beyond expectation!

You'll absolutely get amazed on how this audio book introduces dark psychology techniques as a great way to completely get out with manipulative people and to be aware of them. Truly a audio book beyond expectation!

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