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From 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green
17. Keep Others in Suspended Terror: Cultivate an Air of Unpredictability
Humans are creatures of habit with an insatiable need to see familiarity in other people's actions.

Your predictability gives them a sense of control.

Turn the tables: Be DELIBERATELY UNPREDICTABLE.

Behavior that seems to have no consistency or purpose will keep them off-balance, and they will wear themselves out trying to explain your moves.

Taken to an extreme, this strategy can intimidate and terrorize.

18.Do Not Build Fortresses to Protect Yourself - Isolation is Dangerous
The world is dangerous and enemies are everywhere - everyone has to protect themselves.

A fortress seems the safest.

But isolation exposes you to more dangers than it protects you from - it cuts you off from valuable information, it makes you conspicuous and an easy target.

Better to circulate among people find allies, mingle.

You are shielded from your enemies by the crowd.

19.Do Not Offend the Wrong Person-Know Who You're Dealing with
There are many different kinds of people in the world, and you can never assume that everyone will react to your strategies in the same way. Deceive or outmaneuver some people and they will spend the rest of their lives seeking revenge.

They are wolves in lambs' clothing.

Choose your victims and opponents carefully, then never offend or deceive the WRONG PERSON.

20. Do Not Commit to Anyone
It is the fool who always rushes to take sides.

Do not commit to any side or cause but YOURSELF.

By maintaining your independence, you become the master of others BY playing people against one another, making them pursue you.

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Posted by Flo on December 13 2007 at 3:29 PM



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14.POSE AS A FRIEND WORK AS A SPY 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. In polite social encounters, learn to PROBE. Ask INDIRECT questions > >
Flo, 8-Dec-07 4:47 pm
From 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green 17. Keep Others in Suspended Terror: Cultivate an Air of Unpredictability Humans are creatures of habit with an insatiable need to see familiarity in other people’s actions. Your predictability gives them a se > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 3:29 pm
From 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green 21.Play a Sucker to Catch a Sucker – Seem Dumber than your Mark No one likes feeling stupider than the next persons. The trick, is to make your victims feel smart – and not just smart, but smarter than you... > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 3:36 pm
From 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green 26.Keep Your Hands Clean You must seem a paragon of civility and efficiency: Your hands are never soiled by mistakes and nasty deeds. Maintain such a spotless appearance by using others as scapegoats and cat’s > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 3:45 pm
From 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green 31.Control the Options: Get Others to Play with the Cards you Deal The best deceptions are the ones that seem to give the other person a choice: Your victims feel they are in control, but are actually your pup > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 3:54 pm
From 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green book 38.Think as you like but Behave like others If you make a show of going against the times, flaunting your unconventional ideas and unorthodox ways, people will think that you only want attention and that y > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 4:04 pm
From 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green book. 43. Work on the Hearts and Minds of Others Coercion creates a reaction that will eventually work against you. You must SEDUCE others into wanting to move in your direction. A person you have seduced bec > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 4:19 pm
For those who wish to print them. This is straight from the book without comments from me. Book written by Robert Green. 1.Never Outshine the Master Always make those above you feel comfortably superior. In your desire to please or impress them, > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 4:55 pm
For those who wish to print them. Straight from the book without comments from me. From 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green 14.Pose as a Friend, Work as a Spy Knowing about your rival is critical. Use spies to gather valuable information that will k > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 5:10 pm
SEE archives for all the laws of power or click to original messarge and all the entries under laws of power will be listed beneath it. Good luck Flo > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 5:14 pm
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