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Are you likable?

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- Doctor, I have a problem. Everyone is ignoring me. - Next! :) It's an old joke, but do you know there's some truth in it? Multiple studies have shown that doctors spend more time with patients they like. They ask them to come back more often for further check-ups. And it doesn't stop here. Judges or juries give lesser penalties to guilty parties that they like. Students learn faster if they like their teachers. Likability will get you further in anything you do. People that are liked get better results, they are more successful, they are more popular, they are more happy... the list goes on and on. So how can you convince people to like you? You can't. Being liked is not a forced action. It is an art. It’s an art of understanding what people expect from you. Follow these points and you will see yourself to be more likable. Smile; It may seem to be a no brainer, but people forget to do it all the time G