{"id":90468,"date":"2023-01-26T03:17:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T07:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=90468"},"modified":"2023-01-30T12:30:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T16:30:52","slug":"how-to-make-someone-obsessed-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-someone-obsessed-with-you\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Someone Obsessed With You: Robert Greene’s Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How do you make someone obsessed with you? What are some psychological tactics you can use to make all their attention fixated on you alone? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Robert Greene, the author of The Art of Seduction<\/em>, the key to making someone invested in you to the point of obsession is to create a hook. You create a hook by crafting an illusion that you\u2019ll lure the target into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this in mind, here’s how to make someone obsessed with you, according to Robert Greene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How to Make Someone Hooked <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In his book The Art of Seduction<\/em>, Robert Greene explains how to seduce<\/a> anyone using manipulative psychological tactics. In the third of phase of Greene’s seduction process<\/a>, he explains how to make someone obsessed with you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Create surprise and unpredictability. <\/strong>Most people find predictability boring, so you\u2019ll need to come up with ways to occasionally surprise your target. Try giving them unexpected little gifts, or arrange a spontaneous trip, to keep things interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Use the power of language to create an illusion. <\/strong>Words can have power over people, so use them deliberately. Greene reminds us that regular people say what they really think. The seducer, however, crafts<\/em> their words to direct their target\u2019s thoughts and feelings<\/a>. There are a few ways to use what Greene calls the \u201cdemonic power of words\u201d to manipulate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n