Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions. - Deepstash
Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions.

Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions.

Part I: Use Red Herrings.

  • Our first instinct is to always trust appearances.
  • Cultivate an air of honesty in one area to disguise dishonesty in other.
  • Kill three birds with one stone: appear friendly, conceal your intentions, and send your rivals on time-consuming wild-goose chases.

Part II: Use Smoke Screens.

  • The paranoid and wary are often the easiest to deceive.
  • Win their trust in one area, and you have a smoke screen that blinds them in another.
  • The best deception is bland and inconspicuous, which calls no attention.

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  • You will kill three birds with one stone: You appear friendly, open, and trusting; you conceal your intentions; and you send your rivals on time-consuming wild-goose chases.
  • The best deceptions require a screen of smoke to distract people attention from your real purpose.
  • Hid...

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