Reverse Psychology

for quite a long time now, i've known of the benefits of reverse psychology. (for informations sake, it is defined as-The advocacy of one course of action in such a way as to persuade someone to take an opposite course. now dont go and expect me to explain that, look it up in a dictionary!)

getting back to the point, Reverse psychology, at least with me, has so far shown almost a 90% success rate. meaning, that 90%of the times i try out reverse psychology on anyone, it works. 

take for example, my father. if i ever need anything, i dont ask him. he already expects me to ask him, and so is always prepared for that alley. instead, i tell him, that everyone wants something. and i tell him that its trivial, something that is probably not even useful. hence i wont even ask for it. besides, even if i asked for it, i wouldnt get it, and so on, i keep saying things like that until its absolutely imprinted in dad's mind that there is something, that i will not ask for, and that everyone's got. this makes him think that its something valuable, and necessary, and soon, i have that thing. and better yet, dad acts like he just got whatever it it as an experiment. for example, i got my cell phone in this way, when dad accidently bought another one just to try a new phone, and then gave it to me! cool eh!

then, there are times when i am someplace that i'm not supposed to be (like for example in a cafe, during the time that i'm supposed to be in class), doing something that i'm not supposed to (for example taking a girl to lunch, not that i've ever done that). so its the middle of the day, i'm supposed to be in class, and my dad, who's supposed to be at work calls. this means that he's checking up on me, because he does that occasionally. and so, he asks me what i'm upto. i pick my most innocent voice, and i tell him exactly what i'm upto. until the time that he had called, he was absolutely certain that that was exactly what i was upto. but when i say it like that, suddenly the doubt sparks in, and he's starting to wonder. this also works wonderfully. he never catches it.

and its not just my dad who falls for this. in fact, my mom is equally gullible. i can convince her to allow me to do almost any kind of crazy stunt i want to (ex: letting me go partying with my friends at odd hours, buy that new CD that i've wanted, and so on). she also falls for it most times.

and then, there are other people too. for example, there was this girl (just a friend), and Will, was supremely interested in her. and she wasnt particularly interested. and so i did my magic. i began talking to her, and told her why Will was the wrong guy, and why he was not to be dated, and so on. soon she fell for his charms!

Reverse psychology truly works, i've tried it, and i know. when we add peoples natural instinct to believe what they want to, to things like this, psychological tactics like these truly work! people are naturally disposed to believe things. and psychologists, know this. and they know just what everyone wants to believe. that is the only reason they are so successful, because they know what we want, and they know how to make it look like that is exactly what we're getting irrespective of reality. (this is why i say that psychologists have actually made it a respectable business to mind other peoples business, and in all ways, to manipulate other peoples lives!)

at the end of the day, there are certain things that we as humans are predisposed to believe, and to want. its almost as if we want to be made a fool of. and anybody who understands this one thing, can easily manipulate people. for such a person, people are like puppets. dangerous eh? (not the way i see it, though. but then, i'm different)

the best part is that i've told you, the magazine that thrives on conspiracy theories (and the one you're secretly fond of, dont deny it), tell you that this is the case. your own bloody sub-conscious tells you this. and yet there is nothing that can be done about it, by you, or me.

now this makes me get wicked ideas!

truly, the day people can find a cure for this, only then shall there be secrets! until then, there are only books to read with different scripts perhaps!

PS: this is not advisable however, and it can lead to lots of problems. for example, i was cutting class once, at a cafe, with friends, and my dad called. he asked me what i was upto, so i told him, and i added spice to it, and ended up saying that i was drinking, smoking, and getting wasted! the next thing i knew was the tight slap across my face! hence, i suggest that if you try this, try it only after lot of careful preparation, and yes, with extreme caution!

adios.

PPS: by the way, niki asked me whether i try such things, as manipulation on her. i looked at her, and said, in my sweetest voice, 'Of course not honey, i'd never do that to you.'

the devil within me is laughing. she fell for it. AGAIN!

oh boy, i love the little sadistic joys of life, sometimes!!!