THE 48 LAWS OF POWER

A Book written by Robert Greene that offers a Series of Strategies for Obtaining and Maintaining Power in various situations. Here I leave you a summary of the 48 Laws:

1. 

Don't Outshine the Boss: Make your Superiors feel Superior. Don't expose your Talent too much or you might Trigger their Insecurity.

2.

 Don't Trust friends too much, use your Enemies: Friends Betray you more easily, but if you Manage to WIN an Enemy, they will be more Loyal.

3. 

Hide your Intentions: Keep People Off Balance so they can't anticipate your Actions.

4. 

Always say Less than Necessary: Silence Breeds Power, and Talking too much Reveals your Plans.

5.

 Protect your Reputation at all Costs: Reputation is the Cornerstone of Power.

6. 

Call Attention at all Costs: Be Visible to be Relevant.

7. 

Make others Work for you and Attribute it: Take Advantage of the Work and Effort of others to your Advantage.

8. 

Make others come to you: Don't Run after Others, make them Look for you.

9. 

Win with Actions, Never Arguments: Prove your Point through Actions, Not Words.

10. 

Avoid Losers and Unhappy: The Misfortune of others is Contagious; stay away from those who Bring you Down.

11. 

Make People Depend on you: If others Depend on you, you're in Control.

12. 

Disarm with Sincerity and Selective Generosity: Emotional Disarmament will give you an Edge.

13. 

When you ask for Help, Appeal to the Interests of Others: Appeal to what Benefits Others, not Gratitude or Compassion.

14. 

Introduce yourself as a Friend, act as a Spy: Learn to Extract Valuable Information from others without them Noticing.

15. 

Crush your Enemy Completely: Do not let your Enemy Recover, or he will seek Revenge.

16. 

Use Absence to Increase Respect: The Value of something Increases with Scarcity..

17. 

Keep Others in Suspense: Be Unpredictable, you will Confuse Others and Gain Power.

18. 

Do Not Isolate yourself: Loneliness Weakens you; Engage yourself in the Web of Influence.

19. 

Know Who You’re Dealing With: Choose Your Opponents And Partners Wisely.

20. 

Don't compromise with anyone: Maintain your Independence so you don't get Caught up in other People's Affairs.

21. 

Pretend to be a Fool to Catch the Sly: Let others think they have an Advantage over you.

22. 

Use the Surrender Tactic: Sometimes giving in at the Right Time gives you the Advantage.

23. 

Focus your Forces: Keep your Energy Focused on what really Matters.

24. 

Be a Master at Simulation and Disguise: Don't reveal all your cards.

25. 

Recreate your own identity: Be the architect of your own destiny.

26. 

Keep your hands clean: Make sure the responsibility for the problems falls on others.

27. 

Play with people's needs to create devotion: Satisfy their deep desires to earn you their loyalty.

28. 

Be bold in acting: Timidity is dangerous, boldness is powerful.

29. 

Plan everything to the end: Having a detailed plan allows you to avoid unpleasant surprises.

30. 

Make your accomplishments look easy: Minimize the effort you put in to make others think you have innate talent.

31. 

Control Other People's Options: Guide the decisions of others by giving them limited options.

32. 

Play with people's fantasy: Appeal to people's emotions and dreams to gain clout.

33. 

Discover the weaknesses of others: Identify what drives people to manipulate their actions.

34. 

Be rule in your behavior: Power lies in the appearance of greatness and dignity.

35. 

Master the art of timing: Don't rush; everything has its right time.

36. 

Despise what you can’t have: Don’t obsess over things that are out of your reach.

37. 

Create engaging spectacles: Theatrics and spectacles capture attention.

38. 

Think as you wish, but behave like everyone else: Do not openly defy social norms.

39. 

Stir the waters to catch fish: Destabilize others to make mistakes.

40. 

Despise free: What is free usually comes with a hidden cost.

41. 

Avoid imitating great men: Forge your own path instead of following in the footsteps of others.

42. 

Beat the shepherd and the sheep will scatter: He demolishes leaders to weaken his followers.

43. 

Work on the hearts and minds of others: Conquer the spirit of people to control them.

44. 

Disarm and anger with mirror effect: Reflect the actions of others to destabilize them.

45. 

Preach the need for change, but never reform too much: Radical change can generate resistance.

46. 

Never look too perfect: Perfection breeds envy and haters.

47. 

Don't exceed your goal: When you achieve what you want, retire on time.

48. 

Be amorphous: Be adaptable, don't limit yourself to a rigid form.

These laws are designed to handle situations of power, but it's important to consider context and personal ethics when applying them.