Knowing about your rival is critical. Use spies to gather valuable information that will keep you a step ahead. Better still: Play the spy yourself. GREENE, ROBERT. THE 48 LAWS OF POWER. In polite social encounters, learn to probe. Ask indirect questions to get people to reveal their weakness ...
Law 13: When Asking For Help, Appeal To People’s Self-interest, Never To Their Mercy Or Gratitude
If you need to turn to an ally for help, do not bother to remind of your past assistance and good deeds. He will find a way to ignore you. Instead, uncover something in your request, or in your alliance with him, that will benefit him, and emphasize it our of all proportion. He will respond ...
Law 12: Use Selective Honesty And Generosity To Disarm Your Victim
One sincere and honest move will cover over dozens of dishonest ones. greene, robert. The 48 Laws of Power. Open-hearted gestures of honesty and generosity bring down the guard of even the most suspicious people. Once your selective honesty opens a hole in their armor, you can deceive and ...
Law 11: Learn To Keep People Dependent On You
To maintain your independence you must always be needed or wanted. The more you are relied on the more freedom you have. greene, robert. The 48 Laws of Power. The ultimate power is the power to get people to do as you wish. When you can do this without having to force people or hurt them, when ...
Law 10: Infection: Avoid The Unhappy And Unlucky
You can die from someone else's misery—emotional states are as infectious as diseases. greene, robert. The 48 Laws of Power. Those misfortunate among us who have been brought down by circumstances beyond their control deserve all the help and sympathy we can give them. But there are others who ...
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