Avoid blabbing and only selectively reveal some practices. Spressatura: capacity to make the difficult seem easy. Appear effortlessĪctions should appear natural, effortless, calm, and graceful. Play to desire to live in different world with better values and less hardship. Play on desire for a great change with little time, money, and effort. Understand individualsĭon’t correct people’s views of the world, no matter how well-intentioned. Stir up the water sometimes and always remain calm, especially if you incite anger in others. What you say outward doesn’t have to reflect the inward. Don’t give small annoyances your attention. Losing control leads to bad decisions, loss of respect, and resentment. Nothing is personal unless you make it that way.
Avoid angerĭon’t suppress anger change your perspective.
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Spend moneyĮngage in free and creative spending with power in mind instead of buying specific things. Mirrorĭemonstrate that you share similar values and understand the other person’s unspoken self. Be responsible for your own creation, and make it a memorable image. Reinvent yourselfĭon’t accept any one role in life. Make them feel smarter than you never offend their intellectual identity, appearance, or taste. Heighten presence in beginning, and then withdraw at the right time. Create dependence on youĮither through extensive (wide involvement) or intensive (deep involvement) actions. Court attentionĮven negative attention will help you in the long run. An air of mystery and difference is effective in the era of banality. Provides you a lot of value with little energy. Cultivate and guard your reputationĬhoose one good quality to build reputation on. Say less than is necessaryĬreates mystery, air of profundity, and leads to information gains with little revelation. Conceal your intentionsįeign indifference, send unclear signals, talk about goals, and emphasize truth and honesty as important. Emotions cloud reason, prevent you from seeing things objectively, and hinder clear responses. Mastering your emotions, patience, and understanding human motivations are the most important facilitators of power.
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