Get People to Do You Tiny Favors by Giving Them a Reason—Any Reason

For the most part, people dont mind helping out one another.

If youre asking for a favor, however, it never hurts to explain why.

In fact, according to a classic study, your reason doesnt even need to be a good one.

Even if the reason was …because I have to make copies.

There are a couple reasons this may work.

First, its likely that people arent really listening to you.

They hear the word because and automatically assume you have a good reason, otherwise you wouldnt be asking.