{"id":1932,"date":"2015-12-15T09:53:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T04:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/?p=1932"},"modified":"2015-12-15T11:49:20","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T06:19:20","slug":"how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people-one-of-the-most-read-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people-one-of-the-most-read-book\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Win Friends and Influence People one of the most read book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people-one-of-the-most-read-book\/howtowin\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1933\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1933\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people-one-of-the-most-read-book\/howtowin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/howtowin.jpg?fit=221%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"221,346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"howtowin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/howtowin.jpg?fit=221%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1933\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/howtowin.jpg?resize=192%2C300\" alt=\"howtowin\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/howtowin.jpg?resize=192%2C300&amp;ssl=1 192w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/howtowin.jpg?w=221&amp;ssl=1 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0How to Win Friends and Influence People by\u00a0Dale Carnegie is one of the most read and recommended book.\u00a0I&#8217;ve heard people mention it for years and years, but was never ever got excited to read it. This is a book for people. It&#8217;s about how to get along with people. Anyone who ever has problems getting along with people should read this book. I know I do, but this book has completely changed my perspective. This really comes close to a life changing book.<\/p>\n<p>The stuff mentioned is pretty obvious and simple, but important and often ignored. Worth reading multiple times as the preface recommends. I&#8217;ve already noticed a change in the way I interact with people. This is a great book. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to get along with other people. It&#8217;s a very humbling yet empowering book. This is one of the must read book.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fundamentals mentioned in the book:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t criticize, condemn, or complain.<\/li>\n<li>Give honest and sincere appreciation.<\/li>\n<li>Arouse in the other person an eager want.<\/li>\n<li>Become genuinely interested in other people.<\/li>\n<li>Smile.<\/li>\n<li>Remember that a person&#8217;s name is, to that person, the sweetest and most important sound in any language.<\/li>\n<li>Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.<\/li>\n<li>Talk in terms of the other person&#8217;s interest.<\/li>\n<li>Make the other person feel important \u2013 and do it sincerely.<\/li>\n<li>The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.<\/li>\n<li>Show respect for the other person&#8217;s opinions. Never say &#8220;You&#8217;re wrong.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.<\/li>\n<li>Begin in a friendly way.<\/li>\n<li>Start with questions to which the other person will answer yes.<\/li>\n<li>Let the other person do a great deal of the talking.<\/li>\n<li>Let the other person feel the idea is his or hers.<\/li>\n<li>Try honestly to see things from the other person&#8217;s point of view.<\/li>\n<li>Be sympathetic with the other person&#8217;s ideas and desires.<\/li>\n<li>Appeal to the nobler motives.<\/li>\n<li>Dramatize your ideas.<\/li>\n<li>Throw down a challenge.<\/li>\n<li>Begin with praise and honest appreciation.<\/li>\n<li>Call attention to people&#8217;s mistakes indirectly.<\/li>\n<li>Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.<\/li>\n<li>Ask questions instead of giving direct orders.<\/li>\n<li>Let the other person save face.<\/li>\n<li>Praise every improvement.<\/li>\n<li>Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to.<\/li>\n<li>Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct.<\/li>\n<li>Make the other person happy about doing what you suggest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can always get this book from <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1YelsMT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon<\/a> by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1YelsMT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A short video about the book<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0uMZi1gc0Nc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0How to Win Friends and Influence People by\u00a0Dale Carnegie is one of the most read and recommended book.\u00a0I&#8217;ve heard people<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[264],"class_list":["post-1932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-books","tag-how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgLsB5-va","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3663,"url":"https:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/book-review-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-a-novel-about-creation-not-just-games\/","url_meta":{"origin":1932,"position":0},"title":"Book Review Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow \u2014 A Novel About Creation, Not Just Games","author":"saifuddin","date":"December 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Gabrielle Zevin\u2019s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is often described as a \u201cvideo game novel,\u201d but that framing undersells what the book truly achieves. 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