Magnetic Attention: Be Interested, Not Interesting

The most charismatic people aren't interesting. They are interested. Wow. Let that sink in.

They give you the full weight of their attention. They don't split their focus or scan

the room or evaluate who's more important. They create a pocket of presence around you that makes you

feel like the only person in the world. And here's the psychological mechanism. When you feel seen,

you instinctively trust the person who sees you. Now this is why Bill Clinton was

famous for making people feel like he locked onto their soul as one journalist would say.

So look, uh, whether you loved or hated his politics, that doesn't matter.

His ability to tune in was legendary. You want charisma on demand? Start by shifting