Attacks your time

False urgency

A deadline is invented so you decide before you think.

The first tell

You feel rushed. That feeling arrives before you can name the move.

What it sounds like

A site shows: Offer ends in 10:00. Reload the page and the timer restarts.

Say back

If it's a good deal today, it's a good deal tomorrow.

If they push

I can't hold this price past tonight.

Then I'll pass at this price.

How this family is disarmed

Slow down. A good offer survives a day.

See it in dating and at work

Context packs show this tactic in the settings where it does the most damage, and let you drill it against a timer.

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