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title: "#21 \"Trick people\" for good & other lifehacks - Limitless Mindset"
description: I discuss a subtle communication shift along with seven other lifehacks for being perceived as highly consistent, dependable, and reliable without actually doin
author: Jonathan Roseland
url: https://www.limitlessmindset.com/podcast/180-trick-people
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# #21 "Trick people" for good & other lifehacks

| Ⓒ By Jonathan Roseland |  |
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Applied Neuroscience Strategist, K-Selected Biohacker, Tantric husband, Promethean peaceful parent, Adventuring philosopher, Raconteur & Author. He spent +14 years researching the intersection of human performance enhancement and advanced personal growth in his obsessive quest to find real-life "NZT-48."

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***Disclaimer**: I don't actually advocate tricking people unless it's for their own enjoyment.*

In this episode, I discuss a subtle communication shift along with seven other lifehacks for being *perceived as *highly consistent, dependable, and reliable *without* actually doing more work. Also, lifehacking applications of memory systems to ensure you never lose your phone again. Finally, I break down the sales and influence strategy of multiple hook points. 

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In this episode we discuss...

- The subjectivity of *limitless* character qualities.
- Arbitrarily inflate your deadlines for tasks.
- Inflating the *weight* of your tasks.
- The rookie/veteran locksmith dynamic.
- Call attention to the areas where you are consistent.
- Why *pontificating* is a problem
- Call people back at specific times as opposed to as soon as you get their message.
- Handling meetings with consistency.
- How to talk about big goals and vision. The line to use: *I am not yet the person who can do this.*
- Utilize 3rd party credibility.
- Write people letters of reference.
- Add highlights from your letters of reference to your email signature
- How to avoid absentmindedness and losing your valuables using absurd visual associations.
- Multiple Hook Points: a sales and persuasion strategy.
- How to make a technology sales pitch.

Links and resources mentioned

Setting up a [corporate-branded email through Gmail](https://www.limitlessmindset.com/blog/life-hacks/68-setting-up-corporate-branded-email-through-gmail)
Jonathan's [Proposal ](https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B1srbvVJyNe3SjA0RHFfYWlqeDA/edit)[Template](https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B1srbvVJyNe3SjA0RHFfYWlqeDA/edit)[s](https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B1srbvVJyNe3SjA0RHFfYWlqeDA/edit)
Keep your goals for yourself: [3 different scientific studies dating back to 1926](https://www.limitlessmindset.com/blog/limitless-lifestyle/46-keep-your-goals-to-yourself)
[How to stop losing your smartphone all the damn time](https://www.limitlessmindset.com/blog/memory-systems/66-how-to-not-lose-your-phone)

Recommended apps for reliable lifehackers

**Template for *letter of reference* request**

> *In your letter of reference please include:*
> *My communication style and ease of working with me.*
> *How dependable or reliable I am.*
> *The quality of the work I produce.*

**Bruce Lee's quote about consistency and dependability**:

> *"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential."*

*![Bruce-Lee](https://www.limitlessmindset.com/images/stories/blog/Bruce-Lee.jpg)*

**Music**
David Guetta Feat. Sia - *['She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)'](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWUxr1EMj5c)*

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