This trick makes you 34 TIMES more likely to get what you actually want

Hoping for a promotion? Need an extra day off?

If you're nervous about asking for what you want in work or life, you likely resort to a polite email to do the job for you. However, new research shows you could be missing out, big time. According to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, text-based communication is majorly overestimated as a means to fulfilling a request. In fact, asking someone for something face-to-face is a whopping 34 times more likely to get you what you're looking for. In two Western University studies, 45 participants asked 450 strangers to comply with requests either face-to-face or over email. Before making these requests, requesters estimated the number of people they expected to say “yes”. While requesters underestimated compliance in face-to-face contexts, they overestimated compliance in email contexts. The take- away? If you want something, put on your big girl pants and ask in person. You're much more persuasive than you think.