The 48 Laws of Power: How to Gain an Advantage (Laws 17–20)

"It's not just about playing the game - "It's important to play it well."

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📜 Laws of Power 13–16: Learn to hide your intentions and not be manipulated.
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🧠 How to do it without chaos?
✔ Don't leave a trace. Don't always answer.
✔ Surprise those around you from time to time – change the rhythm.
✔ Have your own little tricks. Even those closest to you should know that you know something... but not exactly what.

🛑 Killing error: “I’m always the same, people know exactly what I’m going to do.” – And that’s why you they can manipulate.

✅ The right way: “I sometimes change my strategy so they don’t beat me.” – Unpredictability is your strength.

📜 A closing quote: "Chaos in the mind of the opponent is the best weapon." –Sun Tzu

💡 Why is a network stronger than walls?
✔ An isolated person loses track of their surroundings and their allies.
✔ Those who do not hear information easily succumb to manipulation.
✔ Power requires flexibility – and that doesn't work without connections.

🛑 Killing error: "I'll do things my way, I don't need anyone." - Yeah, but In the moment you need it, you'll find out you have no allies.

✅ The right way: "I'll stay in touch, but I'll be selective about who I let into my body." – A wise man has a net, not a tower.

📜 A closing quote: "Those who isolate themselves lose power. Power needs people." – Niccolo Machiavelli

🤯 Why is people analysis key?
✔ Everyone has a different trigger – what amuses one person may offend another.
✔ Wrong word at the wrong time = enemy for life.
✔ Not everyone responds right away. Some wait… for years.

🛑 Killing error: “I tell it like it is. What’s the difference?” – Yeah, and then you find out that You have offended someone who has the power to destroy you.

✅ The right way: “Before I say or do anything, I evaluate who I am talking to.” – A wise person chooses words and actions.

📜 A closing quote: "Don't return the blow where you can't see your opponent's other hand." –Sun Tzu

🤫 Why be silent more than speak?
✔ Knowledge = power. And power in the wrong hands can be a weapon.
✔ Even those closest to you can turn against you one day.
✔ What you don't say cannot be used against you.

🛑 Killing error: “I can tell you, promise not to tell anyone.” – Congratulations, you just confided your cards into someone else's hands.

✅ The right way: "I only speak what I can say out loud in front of the whole world." – A wise person keeps key facts under wraps.

📜 A closing quote: "Secrets are never safe - unless they're just in your head." –Napoleon Bonaparte

🔥 And that's how power is built. Knowing how to surprise. Knowing when to be seen. Knowing when to be silent. And most importantly, know who you have the honor of working with. 😉

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➤ "Want to read the original? Check out Robert Greene's book here." Article or quote from Psychology Today (e.g. about manipulation or power)
➤ "As modern psychology says, unpredictability creates respect."