“The key to motivation is trust. Lemme show you what I mean. I want you to close your eyes and fall backwards and I’ll catch you. That’s gonna show you what trust is all about. Ready?” – Hank Scorpio
“Alright!” – Homer Simpson
“Three . . . two . . . one sec. Hello?” – Hank Scorpio
“D’oh!” – Homer Simpson
“Oh my God that guy’s on the floor!” – Hank Scorpio
I think the “trust fall” exercise was designed by someone who explicitly wanted to sucker a bunch of people into these sorts of situations.