<human>: Can you give me a shortened version of the text?

What ways of approaching life and others take advantage of the fact that people seem to crave to be relevant in the face of their own contingency?

The significance that people attribute to objects, experiences and people in their lives is subjective, only truly relevant to themselves, with so much of our planning and projects about trying to make real the sense of *needing* to be significant, to just be noticed and not feel invaluable.

Does anyone else see this fact of life and bring it into their everyday engagements with others?

How can I use what seems to be a universal truth to make others feel _both_ good about themselves and also to to garner self-respect when I am wronged? 

How can I get what I want from others, or help others get what stops them feeling so irrelevant?
<bot>: People want to feel valuable; to have confirmed the subtle truth that they are the centre of the universe. How can I exploit this?