17
POPSYou can't control what you can't predict.
If someone has been in a rut for a while, they can forget they are in a rut, become creatures of habit (perhaps even conservative,) and ask few questions. The rut needs to be removed by people who can shock victims of habitual thinking into thinking for themselves. Doing something that does not fit a pattern, can cause people to have to try and draw their own conclusions. They suggest being mysterious, but comforting. Another way they describe it is as acting crazy, without seeming dangerous. One good example (My example not theirs, so don't blame them if it doesn't work, I'm sure there are many) Is to replace an expletive with a word that that sounds similar, but has nothing to do with the subject. (Sometimes this needs practice.)- and no minced oath. The best curses are absolutely original. I'm sure everyone can find their own way to be mysterious, without cursing at all. More suggestions on how to act crazy without being committed are on the page.