What Does It Mean By "Conceal Your Intention"
- It’s the Third law from the book "48 Laws of power
- Conceal your intention means keeping people off-balance and in the dark, they can’t counter your efforts.
- Send them down the wrong path with a red herring or create a smokescreen and by the time they realize what you’re up to, it will be too late for them to interfere.
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If you’re totally honest and open, people won’t respect or fear you because you’ll be predictable (to wield power, you need others’ respect and fear). If you want to become unpredictable, conceal your intention. Concealing intention is an Art.
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- Keep people off-balance and in the dark by never revealing the purpose behind your actions.
- If they have no clue what you are up to, they cannot prepare a defense.
- Guide them far enough down the wrong path, envelop them in enough smoke, and by the time they realize your inten...
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