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Travis Bradberry Quotes

Total quotes: 10
“Nothing will turn someone off to you like a mid-conversation text message or even a quick glance at your phone.”
— Travis Bradberry, 13 Habits of Exceptionally Likeable People
Tagged: Winning Friends, Enhancing Relationships, Bettering Yourself
“Emotional manipulators will tell you what you want to hear, but their actions are another story. They pledge their support, but, when it comes time to follow through, they act as though your requests are entirely unreasonable.”
— Travis Bradberry, 9 Signs You're Dealing With an Emotional Manipulator
Tagged: manipulation, promises, Lies
“Being genuine and honest is essential to being likeable. No one likes a fake.”
— Travis Bradberry, 13 Habits of Exceptionally Likeable People
Tagged: Making Friends, Mastering Small Talk, Enhancing Relationships
“Being open-minded makes you approachable and interesting to others. No one wants to have a conversation with someone who has already formed an opinion and is not willing to listen.”
— Travis Bradberry, 13 Habits of Exceptionally Likeable People
Tagged: Enhancing Relationships, Bettering Yourself, Mastering Small Talk
“The biggest mistake people make when it comes to listening is they’re so focused on what they’re going to say next or how what the other person is saying is going to affect them that they fail to hear what’s being said.”
— Travis Bradberry, 13 Habits of Exceptionally Likeable People
Tagged: Success Tips, Winning Friends, Enhancing Relationships
“The length of the workday didn’t matter much; what mattered was how people structured their day. In particular, people who were religious about taking short breaks were far more productive than those who worked longer hours.”
— Travis Bradberry, Why The 8-Hour Workday Doesn't Work
Tagged: How To Think, Productivity, Workday, Scheduling
“Your brain wants an hour on, 15 minutes off. People who have discovered this magic productivity ratio crush their competition because they tap into a fundamental need of the human mind: the brain naturally functions in spurts of high energy (roughly an hour) followed by spurts of low energy (15–20 minutes).”
— Travis Bradberry, Why The 8-Hour Workday Doesn't Work
Tagged: Workday, Scheduling, Productivity
“Ask a lot of questions. People like to know you’re listening.”
— Travis Bradberry, 13 Habits of Exceptionally Likeable People
Tagged: Winning Friends, Enhancing Relationships
“They always one-up you. No matter what problems you may have, emotional manipulators have it worse. They undermine the legitimacy of your complaints by reminding you that their problems are more serious. The message? You have no reason to complain, so shut the heck up.”
— Travis Bradberry, 9 Signs You're Dealing With an Emotional Manipulator
Tagged: manipulation, complaints, One-Upping
“If you bring up something that’s bothering you, they make you feel guilty for mentioning it. If you don’t, they make you feel guilty for keeping it to yourself and stewing on it. When you’re dealing with emotional manipulators, whatever you do is wrong, and, no matter what problems the two of you are having, they’re your fault.”
— Travis Bradberry, 9 Signs You're Dealing With an Emotional Manipulator
Tagged: manipulation, Guilt, guilty
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