Meals, Satiety & Post-Meal Concessions
A lavish meal before an ask produces relaxation, reciprocity and mild post-meal sluggishness; concessions made in that window come from hospitality and comfort, not from the merits.
An everyday example
A three-course lunch, then the amended terms slide across the table with the coffee.
What it can cost you
Agreeing to avoid disrupting a pleasant mood and to repay hospitality you did not ask for.
Warning signs
- I feel I owe them something.
- Saying no now would spoil the mood.
One thing to do
Accept hospitality freely and decide nothing at the table; every amendment is read the next morning at your own desk.
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