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Want your lost wallet to be returned? Have a baby picture in it.

Posted on Jul 12, 2009 - 11:50 AM PST

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Richard Wiseman planted hundreds of wallets around Edinburgh.

50% of all the "lost" wallets were returned

BUT 90% of the wallets that had baby pictures in them were returned

When you show your human side people care more.

A friend asked me why I publicly post personal pictures like the ones from my weekend trips with Olivia on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites. It took me a long time to feel comfortable doing that, but I'm glad that I did. I think people care more about my work now that I talk about my non-work side.

I learned how to mix my personal and business side from this 2-minute clip from a Mixergy interview.

  • Richard Wiseman is a wicked smart researcher when it comes to human behavior - find his books and read them ALL.

    Start with the luck factor.
  • Very nice Andrew. That's what I am telling my (teacher) students, too. Show your client that you are a real person. One of the reasons why I have my private blog where I post pictures of what I am cooking and of the region I am living in :).

    Btw, do you think this would work with a picture of my cat? ;)
  • How about just printing the picture of the baby I included in this post and
    putting that in your wallet? ;-)
  • Is it public domain? The picture, not the kid ;).

    Honestly, this is a "Godinesque" post. Still thinking about it. Great one, Andrew!
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