The 48 Laws of Power Review - Robert Greene

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* Law 1 Never Outshine the Master!

Anyone with a boss knows this rule. It is the "brown-noser" rule: always make your boss look smarter than they really are.

* Law 2 Never put too Much Trust in Friends, Learn how to use Enemies

Beware of your friends and people you trust. They are easily swayed to envy. Former enemies can become more loyal partners. If you have no enemies you must make some, now!

* Law 3 Conceal your Intentions

The strategy of keeping those around you off-balance. Never make your true purposes known. Guide people down the wrong path and trap them in their perceptions.

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* Law 4 Always Say Less than Necessary

The more you say the more you appear just like everyone else. Deal in opaqueness, never let anyone really know the truth of what you are saying.

* Law 5 So Much Depends on Reputation. Guard it with your Life

Once you lose some of your reputation you are on a slippery slope. Protect your reputation while, at the same time, destroying your enemies' reputations.

* Law 6 Court Attention at all Cost

What people don't see doesn't matter. Make yourself visible, be seen by everyone at any cost. Be unique, be different, be mysterious, but always been seen.

* Law 7 Get others to do the Work for you, but Always Take the Credit

Advance your agenda on the backs of those around you. Let them do the work while you take the credit. It will make you look smart, efficient, and productive. If others will do it, don't do it yourself.

* Law 8 Make other People come to you, use Bait if Necessary

Force other people into action. When you do you are controlling them. Make them abandon their plans and follow yours- all-the-while they're thinking they are in control.

* Law 9 Win through your Actions, Never through Argument

Make people demonstrate how they agree with you, not just verbally agree. It is much more powerful to see them act.

* Law 10 Infection: Avoid the Unhappy and Unlucky

Only associate with the happy and the successful, don't be drug into the group of the unfortunate unless you want it to rub off on you.

* Law 11 Learn to Keep People Dependent on You

Always be needed and wanted. Make people dependent on you, and you will control their fate. Never let them know they can do it without you.

* Law 12 Use Selective Honesty and Generosity to Disarm your Victim

One act of honesty is more powerful than 10 acts of dishonesty, you must sprinkle in some honesty in order to bring down people's guard. Open holes with gifts.

* Law 13 When Asking for Help, Appeal to People's Self-Interest, Never to their Mercy or Gratitude

Gain people's favor by appealing to their greed or desire to benefit by helping you. Past favors do nothing to gain an advantage, only the present counts.

* Law 14 Pose as a Friend, Work as a Spy

Always know your enemy. Gather information through any means, ask questions of people who know them. Become a spy.

* Law 15 Crush your Enemy Totally

Show no mercy. If you don't crush your enemy totally they will seek revenge.

* Law 16 Use Absence to Increase Respect and Honor

Use absence to make yourself appear disinterested and grant yourself value.

* Law 17 Keep Others in Suspended Terror: Cultivate an Air of Unpredictability

* Law 18 Do Not Build Fortresses to Protect Yourself. Isolation is Dangerous
* Law 19 Know Who You're Dealing with. Do Not Offend the Wrong Person
* Law 20 Do Not Commit to Anyone
* Law 21 Play a Sucker to Catch a Sucker. Seem Dumber than your Mark
* Law 22 Use the Surrender Tactic: Transform Weakness into Power
* Law 23 Concentrate Your Forces
* Law 24 Play the Perfect Courtier
* Law 25 Re-Create Yourself
* Law 26 Keep Your Hands Clean
* Law 27 Play on People's Need to Believe to Create a Cultlike Following
* Law 28 Enter Action with Boldness
* Law 29 Plan All the Way to the End
* Law 30 Make your Accomplishments Seem Effortless
* Law 31 Control the Options: Get Others to Play with the Cards you Deal
* Law 32 Play to People's Fantasies
* Law 33 Discover Each Man's Thumbscrew
* Law 34 Be Royal in your Own Fashion: Act like a King to be treated like one
* Law 35 Master the Art of Timing
* Law 36 Disdain Things you cannot have: Ignoring them is the best Revenge
* Law 37 Create Compelling Spectacles
* Law 38 Think as you like but Behave like others
* Law 39 Stir up Waters to Catch Fish
* Law 40 Despise the Free Lunch
* Law 41 Avoid Stepping into a Great Man's Shoes
* Law 42 Strike the Shepherd and the Sheep will Scatter
* Law 43 Work on the Hearts and Minds of Others
* Law 44 Disarm and Infuriate with the Mirror Effect
* Law 45 Preach the Need for Change, but Never Reform too much at Once
* Law 46 Never appear Perfect
* Law 47 Do not go Past the Mark you Aimed for; In Victory, Learn when to Stop
* Law 48 Assume Formlessness