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# ✍️ How to win friends and influence people: Your key take-aways

You knew it was coming; book report time :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:!

Remember that we asked you to read Dale Carnegie's classic "How to win friends and influence people"?🤔  

Don't worry, we're not going to ask you to share an old fashioned book report... instead, it's time to apply some of the principles conveyed in the book. 
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## Why did you choose this book?
There is a very specific reason why we asked you to read this book: it covers the basic psychology behind social interactions. It makes you a better listener as well as a better negotiation and conversation partner. This ultimately allows you to have better relationships both in your personal and professional life.
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## ✍️ Your assignment
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**Your assignment:**
- [ ] Select 1-2 core principles conveyed in the book. You are free to choose whichever have resonated with you most. See some examples below.
- [ ] Consciously apply them in 3 day-to-day interactions you have with people you meet (e.g. your partner, kids, parents, friends, supermarket cashier, stranger etc.).
- [ ] Share the ones you have chosen and how you plan to apply them with us below.
- [ ] Once you have applied them, please summarize and document your experience and observations from these interactions and share them with your squad channel on Slack.
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Have fun and please give it a real chance! It's the little things that can make big differences, especially in human to human interactions :pray:. 
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## Examples of core principles
Find all the principles summarized [here](https://www.samuelthomasdavies.com/book-summaries/self-help/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people/). Here are some examples of how you could apply them.
- **Principle 1: Don’t criticize, condemn or complain.** Make a conscious effort not to do any of these things for the next 3 days.
- **Principle 2: Give honest and sincere appreciation.** Make an effort to appreciate the good qualities in people for the next three days.
- **Principle 4: Be a good listener.** Whenever you find yourself in a conversation, make an effort to listen actively. Don't think about a reply while the other person is taking and just listen and ask open ended questions.

You get the idea 😉
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## 🤔 What's next?
All done? Congratulations!

As always, we recommend you [note down any doubts or comments for your upcoming reflection meeting](https://www.notion.so/headstartacademy/Hyrise-Squad-Meeting-Notes-dd97eba2af9b41a4b2703c88cf56ae99) with your coach.

We hope this week was insightful…next up - demo calls!

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