RVN: Small Step, Big Surrender โ Foot-in-the-Door & Door-in-the-Face ๐
Short recap of the series so far
In Day 2 we saw how perception can create discrimination that doesnโt exist (Dartmouth Scar). ๐ช
In Day 3 Milgram showed how ordinary people do extreme things under authority. โก
In Day 4 Stanford Prison revealed how quickly we adapt to assigned roles. ๐ช
In Day 5 Asch demonstrated how group pressure overrides our own senses. ๐ฅ
In Day 6 we discovered that observation itself can change reality (Hawthorne + Double Slit). ๐ฌ
In Day 7 Robbers Cave showed how rapidly โUs vs Themโ thinking can be created. โ๏ธ
In Day 8 the Bystander Effect showed how responsibility diffuses.
In Day 9 we saw the False Consensus Effect.
In Day 10 the Good Samaritan Experiment showed how hurry undermines moral behaviour.
In Day 11 we discovered unconscious biases (IAT).
Today we look at two simple but extremely effective manipulation techniques that are used every day.
Foot-in-the-Door & Door-in-the-Face
1. Foot-in-the-Door (small foot in the door)
First ask for something small that almost everyone agrees to. Then ask for something bigger.
Example:
First ask someone to sign a petition โ later ask if you can put a sign in their garden.
People who signed the petition were much more likely to say yes to the sign.
2. Door-in-the-Face (door in your face)
First ask for something very big (that you expect a no for), then ask for something smaller.
Example:
First ask if someone wants to help for a whole day โ then ask if they can help for one hour.
The chance they agree to the smaller request increases significantly.
Narratief:
โPeople make conscious, rational choices.โ
Realiteit:
People are extremely sensitive to consistency and contrast.
A small โyesโ makes a bigger โyesโ easier.
A big โnoโ makes a smaller โyesโ easier.
How is this used today?
Activists & NGOs: first a signature, later a donation or opening your home.
Sales & marketing: โWould you like this expensive course?โ โ โOr just this cheaper e-book?โ
Politics: first make extreme proposals, then offer a โcompromiseโ that was the real goal all along.
Social media: small like or share โ later greater involvement or donation.
The OIM-lesson:
If you let yourself be led by small concessions or contrasts, you slowly give away your own boundaries.
Real sovereignty means being aware of these techniques and learning to say:
โNo, not even to the smaller request.โ
Because whoever always takes a small step because โitโs not that badโ, eventually ends up much further than they ever wanted to go.
What do you think?
How often have you said โyesโ to something small, while you actually wanted to say โnoโ to the bigger picture?
Do you recognize these techniques in your own life or in society?
Read for yourself. Check for yourself. Protect your boundaries.
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**RVN: Small Step, Big Surrender โ Foot-in-the-Door & Door-in-the-Face** ๐
**Short recap of the series so far**
In **Day 2** we saw how perception can create discrimination that doesnโt exist (Dartmouth Scar). ๐ช
In **Day 3** Milgram showed how ordinary people do extreme things under authority. โก
In **Day 4** Stanford Prison revealed how quickly we adapt to assigned roles. ๐ช
In **Day 5** Asch demonstrated how group pressure overrides our own senses. ๐ฅ
In **Day 6** we discovered that observation itself can change reality (Hawthorne + Double Slit). ๐ฌ
In **Day 7** Robbers Cave showed how rapidly โUs vs Themโ thinking can be created. โ๏ธ
In **Day 8** the Bystander Effect showed how responsibility diffuses.
In **Day 9** we saw the False Consensus Effect.
In **Day 10** the Good Samaritan Experiment showed how hurry undermines moral behaviour.
In **Day 11** we discovered unconscious biases (IAT).
Today we look at two simple but extremely effective manipulation techniques that are used every day.
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**Foot-in-the-Door & Door-in-the-Face**
**1. Foot-in-the-Door** (small foot in the door)
First ask for something small that almost everyone agrees to. Then ask for something bigger.
Example:
First ask someone to sign a petition โ later ask if you can put a sign in their garden.
People who signed the petition were much more likely to say yes to the sign.
**2. Door-in-the-Face** (door in your face)
First ask for something very big (that you expect a no for), then ask for something smaller.
Example:
First ask if someone wants to help for a whole day โ then ask if they can help for one hour.
The chance they agree to the smaller request increases significantly.
**Narratief:**
โPeople make conscious, rational choices.โ
**Realiteit:**
People are extremely sensitive to **consistency** and **contrast**.
A small โyesโ makes a bigger โyesโ easier.
A big โnoโ makes a smaller โyesโ easier.
**How is this used today?**
- **Activists & NGOs**: first a signature, later a donation or opening your home.
- **Sales & marketing**: โWould you like this expensive course?โ โ โOr just this cheaper e-book?โ
- **Politics**: first make extreme proposals, then offer a โcompromiseโ that was the real goal all along.
- **Social media**: small like or share โ later greater involvement or donation.
**The OIM-lesson:**
If you let yourself be led by small concessions or contrasts, you slowly give away your own boundaries.
Real sovereignty means being aware of these techniques and learning to say:
โNo, not even to the smaller request.โ
Because whoever always takes a small step because โitโs not that badโ, eventually ends up much further than they ever wanted to go.
What do you think?
How often have you said โyesโ to something small, while you actually wanted to say โnoโ to the bigger picture?
Do you recognize these techniques in your own life or in society?
Read for yourself. Check for yourself. Protect your boundaries.
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