Any momentary triumph you think you have gained through argument is really a Pyrrhic victory: the resentment and ill will you stir up is stronger and lasts longer than any momentary change of opinion. It is much more powerful to get others to agree with you through your actions, without saying a word. Demonstrate, do not explicate.

Law 5: Win Through Your Actions, Never Through Argument

Everything is judged by its appearance; what is unseen counts for nothing. Never let yourself get lost in the crowd, then, or buried in oblivion. Stand out. Be conspicuous, at all cost. Make yourself a magnet of attention by appearing larger, more colourful, more mysterious than the bland and timid masses.

Law 3:  Court Attention At All Costs

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, envelope them in enough smoke, and by the time they realize your intentions, it will be too late.

Law 1: Conceal Your Intentions

When you force the other person to act, you are the one in control. It is always better to make your opponent come to you, abandoning his own plans in the process. Lure him with fabulous gains — then attack. You hold the cards.

Law 4: Make Other People Come To You

Reputation is the cornerstone of power. Through reputation alone you can intimidate and win; once it slips, however, you are vulnerable, and will be attacked on all sides. Make your reputation unassailable. Always be alert to potential attacks and thwart them before they happen. Meanwhile, learn to destroy your enemies by opening holes in their own reputations. Then stand aside and let public opinion hang them.

Law 2: So Much Depends on Reputation

5 Important laws of power told by Robert Greene

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling” and “fascinating,” Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum. Some laws teach the need for prudence (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master”), others teach the value of confidence (“Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness”), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally”). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.

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Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling” and “fascinating,” Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum.   Some laws teach the need for prudence (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master”), others teach the value of confidence (“Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness”), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally”). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.

Robert Greene is an American author of books on strategy, power, and seduction. He has written six international bestsellers, including The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, Mastery, and The Laws of Human Nature.

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The Bamboo that bends is more durable than the oak that resists.

Who chases two rabbits catches neither.

Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.

Vision without action is a Day-Dream, actions without vision are Nightmare.

A Frog in a well does not know the vast ocean.

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Turtles All The Way Down: A story about mental illness with the backdrop of a mystery. John Green's book Turtles All The Way Down uses high school romance, friendship, loss and mystery as the backdrop to a story that takes a look into the brain of a 16-year-old girl suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder.

Turtles All The Way Down by John Green

“How Not to Be Wrong is a cheery manifesto for the utility of mathematical thinking. Ellenberg's prose is a delight—informal and robust, irreverent yet serious. Maths is 'an atomic-powered prosthesis that you attach to your common sense, vastly multiplying its reach and strength,' (he writes).

How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Ellenburg

When Breath Becomes Air is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fiction">non-fiction</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobiographical">autobiographical</a> book written by American neurosurgeon <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kalanithi">Paul Kalanithi</a>. It is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoir">memoir</a> about his life and illness, battling stage IV <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metastasis">metastatic</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer">lung cancer</a>. It was posthumously published by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_House">Random House</a> on January 12, 2016

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

The Best We Could Do is a 2017 illustrated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoir">memoir</a> written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thi_Bui">Thi Bui</a>. It chronicles <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thi_Bui">Thi Bui</a>'s parents' life before and during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War">Vietnam War</a>, their escape from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam">Vietnam</a> when Bui was a child, and their eventual migration to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States">United States</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugees">refugees</a>.

The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

This month, I decided to turn pro as a writer. And inevitably, only a few days later, I realized that if I have to turn pro as a writer, I also have to turn pro as a reader. After all, there’s no…

4 Books That Bill Gates Read Twice

"Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." Whenever we suffer, especially for long periods of time, at first we believe it is because of something outside of us--something we hate. And if we make it past that emotion, we find below that hate is a rumble of anger, and certainly something we have held on to for far too long. But beneath all of that is always fear. Fear of loss. Fear of vulnerability. Fear of letting go.

Beneath Anger Is Always Fear

This is quite a cliche phrase and is often said in a negative context. But I am using it differently: It is worth acknowledging that, at the end of the day, we all must provide for ourselves. We all have our own dreams, goals, aspirations, families, close friends, and significant others, and we all want the same fundamental things. There are those you can trust, of course, but the best way to keep yourself rooted and at ease is to know that each and every person has his or her own agenda. You cannot control others. You cannot expect them to put you before themselves.

Everyone Has There Own Agenda

What you do today is one more action toward who you will be tomorrow. When that action is replicated over the course of a week, you begin to scratch the surface of change. When that action is replicated over the course of a month, you begin to notice a slight difference. Do not underestimate the power of each and every small habit, replicated over time. For good or bad, your habits determine who you will ultimately become.

Our Everyday Habits Form Our Future Selves

Most people do not get to spend their lives doing whatever it is they love. Instead, they do what they are told they should do, or what their parents or town or friends or peers suggest that they do. Or they simply pursue nothing close to their heart at all. But if you want to "do what you love," you need to see that as a privilege, not an expectation. Those people are not the majority. So if that's what you truly want, you have to put in the work now.

Do What You Love

Imagine you’re in the waning hours of your life. Maybe you’re old and the biological clock is tired of ticking. Maybe you have a terminal illness and you know the end is near. You have your family…

Powerful Lessons People Often Learn Too Late in Life

Wanting to be up to date with world news is okay, but you really don’t need to do it first thing in the morning.If you’re being bombarded with news, updates, and negativity first thing in the morning, you’ll take that negative energy with you for the entire day.Mindlessly surfing the internet can cost you more time and energy than you might realize.

Don't Use Social Media

The truth is that if you’re setting your to do-list first thing in the morning, you’re already too late!You need to know your number one priority the night before, and have a plan in place to start working on it immediately. That’s how the most successful people in the world, from the greatest writers of today (like J.K. Rowling and Stephen King) to the most successful artists in history, control their mornings.

Never Write Your To-Do List

Again, you may claim that you don’t have the time, but consider that catching up on social media or email is really allowing others to dictate what you do with your time.Spend a few more minutes in your “me” zone, and you’ll be surprised at how much more energy and time you feel you have when you do finally have to face the world.

Never Check Emails

If you start your day by complaining about your job, partner, family, or whatsoever, you’ll take that negative mood with you for at least a few hours, sometimes even for the entire day.By complaining, you focus on obstacles and problems, which makes it harder to recognize opportunities. It’s nothing more than a surefire way to start your day on the wrong foot.

Don't Complain

Sleeping longer is probably one of the greatest desires you had back when you were working for a big corporation. But when you hit the snooze button you are subconsciously telling your big goals and dreams that they don’t matter. That leads to a lack of urgency in life, lower productivity, and frustration by the end of the day.

Never Hit The Snooze Button

You might be surprised to know that 3 small actions— always done in the morning— are the main barriers to freeing up your time throughout the day.

The 48 Laws of Power

5 Life-Changing Quotes

4 Books That Bill Gates Read Twice

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Powerful Lessons People Often Learn Too Late in Life

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The 48 Laws of Power

5 Life-Changing Quotes

4 Books That Bill Gates Read Twice

It's time to Read like a Pro.

Powerful Lessons People Often Learn Too Late in Life

CURATED BY

It's time to
Read like a Pro.