10 Proven Ways How To Be More Likeable

2. Accepting favors from others is a proven way to be more likeable

When we do a person a favor, we tend to like them more as a result, but many people don’t want to be a bother, so they decline favors from others. However, there’s a psychological phenomenon that suggest those who do favors for you see you as being a friend.

This is because they justify their actions to themselves that they did you a favor because they liked you. When you accept someone’s offer of a drink when you go into their house, you are increasing the chances that they will have friendly feelings towards you.^[3]

What to do: Ask people for favors and don’t return the favor immediately.

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