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1. Never Outshine the Master

Always make your superiors feel superior; never appear smarter or more capable than them.

2. Conceal Your Intentions

Keep your plans hidden to create intrigue and avoid opposition.

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3. Always Say Less Than Necessary

Speaking less makes you seem mysterious and in control.

4. Create a Cult of Mystery

Be unpredictable to keep others off-balance and maintain control.

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5. Win Through Actions, Not Arguments

Prove your point through results; arguments only create resentment.

6. Court Attention at All Costs

Visibility is power; ensure you're noticed, even through controversy.

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7. Get Others to Do the Work

Delegate tasks and take credit for results to conserve your energy.

8. Make People Depend on You

Build a power base by making others rely on your skills or resources.

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9. Avoid the Unhappy and the Unlucky

Negative associations can drain your power. Surround yourself with positivity.

10. Infectious Emotions

Use charm to influence others emotionally rather than through logic.

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11. Crush Your Enemies Completely

Leave no chance for retaliation; a half-defeated enemy is dangerous.

12. Use Absence to Increase Respect

Strategic withdrawal makes your presence more valued and missed.

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13. Keep Others Guessing

Make your actions unpredictable to foster respect and fear.

14. Create a Need for You

Position yourself as indispensable by solving critical problems.

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13. Keep Others Guessing

Make your actions unpredictable to foster respect and fear.

14. Create a Need for You

Position yourself as indispensable by solving critical problems.

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15. Act Boldly

Confidence commands respect and deters challengers.

16. Plan All the Way to the End

Anticipate obstacles and outcomes to avoid being caught off guard.

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17. Control the Narrative

Shape perceptions by framing events to your advantage.

18. Don’t Commit to Anyone

Keep your independence by avoiding allegiance to any single group.

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19. Play to People's Fantasies

People crave illusions; fulfill their fantasies to gain power over them.

20. Recreate Yourself

Continuously adapt and reinvent yourself to maintain relevance and authority.

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Each law emphasizes self-awareness, strategic thinking, and interpersonal manipulation to gain and maintain power.

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