THE TIGHT FIST EXPERIMENT At some of my speeches, I often do a simple experiment with the audience. I ask them to stand up and face one other person. One agrees to be Person A, the other Person B. I tell each Person A, “Make a tight fist with your hand.” Then I tell each Person B, “Get that fist open, and get it open now.” Almost every Person B starts trying to pry Person A’s fist open using all their physical power. After a few moments, when I notice that a few succeed in forcing their partner’s fist open and most fail, I say, “Stop! Let’s try this again.” I begin, “Please
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