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hands. When we’re finished, the questions

repeat.

“Did that feel better, yes or no?”

“YES!”

“Did you use your body differently,

yes or no?”

“YES!”

“Did you use more muscles in your

face, yes or no?”

“YES!”

“Did you move straight toward them,

yes or no?”

“YES!”

This exercise seems designed to show

how our physiological state influences

our behavior and emotions, but it also

suggests that salesmanship governs

even the most neutral interactions. It

implies that every encounter is a highstakes

game in which we win or lose

the other person’s favor. It urges us to

meet social fear in as extroverted a

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