Law 40: Despise the Free Lunch. - Deepstash

Law 40: Despise the Free Lunch.

  • What is offered free often comes with a psychological price tag.
  • Everything must be judged by its cost, and everything has a price.
  • Value the strategic generosity — “give when you are about to take” and put the recipient under obligation.
  • Be flexible with your wealth, putting it to work, not to buy objects, but to win people’s hearts.
  • Humans instill objects with meaning and value—these are what make them worth having.

Key to Power: Use money as a tool of power to strategically enhance your reputation. 

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