Ashish R's Key Ideas from The 48 Laws of Power
by Robert Greene

Hide your intentions not by closing up but by talking endlessly about your desires and goals— just not your real ones.

Power cannot accrue to those who squander their treasure of words.

Once the words are out, you cannot take them back. Keep them under control.

Learn to destroy your enemies by opening holes in their own reputations.

Then stand aside and let public opinion hang them.

Surround your name with the sensational and the scandalous.

Better to be slandered and attacked than ignored.

For negotiations or meetings, it is always wise to lure others into your territory, or the territory of your choice. You have your bearings,

While they see nothing familiar and are subtly placed on the defensive.

When you suspect you are in the presence of an infector, don’t argue, don’t try to help, don’t pass the person on to your friends, or you will become enmeshed.

Flee the infector’s presence or suffer the consequences.

The more you are seen and heard from, the more common you appear.

You must learn when to leave. Create value through scarcity.

Remember: You have only so much energy and so much time. Every moment wasted on the affairs of others subtracts from your strength.