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What's the best psychology trick you know? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 31 points 2 years ago (5 children)

This works with signs, too. “Keep off the grass” is the least effective, followed by “please keep off the grass”, with “thank you for keeping off the grass” being the most effective.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

    I'm pretty sure this is more likely to make me walk across the grass though - it feels like they're assuming what I'm doing, which feels offensive enough for me to make sure they're wrong about it.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Yup. “Thank you for keeping off the grass” is presumptuous. It presumes that I have kept off the grass and/or will keep off the grass. And that kinda makes me want to stomp all over the grass.

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