When was the last time you applied what you learnt from a book in real life?

I had rented a bunch of large utensils for a party. But I couldn't find someone to clean them afterwards.

Just then a trolley rickshaw puller rolled up. His trolley was empty, but he was pedaling slowly. So it didn't look like he was off to pick up stuff somewhere.

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I stopped him and was about to say "I need my utensils cleaned. Will you do that work?" when I remembered some advice from a guy named Dale Carnegie in a book I read a decade ago "How to Win Friends and Influence People" which went like this

Don't talk about what you want. Talk about what he wants.

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So instead, I said "Would you like to earn 200 rupees?"

That probably was the biggest reason why he agreed to it. It's easier to convince someone when he's thinking:
"Yes, I need 200 rupees" -->; "All I have to do is clean some utensils"

Rather than
"I'm a rickshaw puller" -->; "Why would I go cleaning utensils. That's beneath me"

Thanks to Dale, I got my job done, and a poor guy earned some money.