Derren brown on rapport:
"Behaviour:
So, when approaching new acquaintances with whom you wish to establish rapport, decide beforehand that you are going to be very interested in them and what they have to say, and that you want them to feel comfortable and good. And don't fake it and don't overdo it! Smiling too much and touching a near-stranger's elbow all the time will make you seem like a moron, not a potential friend. People respond to natural, easy-going, confident behaviour.
And remember: if you do have to fake it and then fake it quite well, you are actually being that confident person in that situation. It's just behaviour!"
"consider the alternative: you listen to whatever they have to say to learn how the content of their conversation relates to them. You build in your mind a representation of their way of seeing the world, and you piece together their patterns. People love talking about themselves, so you can happily ask any questions to complete those patterns and gain more information about their world. After a while, this will become almost second nature to you, and you will be able simply to look at someone and tell almost immediately what their reactions to various stimuli might be.
Mind control?
Once you understand someone else's perception of a situation, you can mentally exist inside their heads. If they want you to sort out a problem for them, you can do so more effectively, for you are not letting your own prejudices and ideas get in the way.
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I could've written this http://agullon.wordpress.com/2007/02/10/focus-your-confidence-internally/.
Killswitch wrote about this but seemed to drift away. I need to rehearse these ideas, read them every now and then, think about it on a daily basis.
It is from this starting point that I can begin to play with the mind control for which I am known. It's not that I am really controlling other people. Rather, I am seeing events through their eyes and second-guessing their responses and thoughts. It's great fun.'
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More Questioner theory:
Yesterday at night I got into a state of thinking about my reality as a dream. That all thoughts are really not mine. They are just interpretations of interpretations of interpretations. NO THOUGHT IS MINE! That led me to a really curious state to see what my mind will come up with. Once you start questioning EVERY SINGLE THOUGHT YOU HAVE they just dissapear leaving you in the natural state for some time. But then you get awareness of that state and start questioning and the cycle continues. Because there is there is no state of no-thought. There is just an ongoing questioning train.
