Hide your intentions not by closing up (with the risk of appearing secretive, and making people suspicious) but by talking endlessly about your desires and goals - just not your real ones.

The more you say, the more likely you are to say something foolish.

To some people the notion of consciously playing power games — no matter how indirect — seems evil, asocial, a relic of the past.

They believe they can opt out of the game by behaving in ways that have nothing to do with power.

For not many men, the proverb says, can love a friend who fortune
prospers without feeling envy;

and about the envious brain, cold poison clings and doubles all the pain life brings him.

His own woundings he must nurse, and feels another's gladness like a curse.

-Aeschylus

Law 11: Learn to keep people dependent on you.

"CREATE A VACUUM

Women are like cats. They don't chase strings they already have. They chase strings that could disappear.

Women are more MOTIVATED BY FEAR OF LOSS than promise of gain.

Give value; then create a vacuum."

Get CCM:

"Thus a wise prince will think of ways to keep his citizens of every sort and under every circumstance dependent on the state and on him; and then they will always be trustworthy."

- Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469-1527

Out of all the 2400 hours of your life, the joy of all your achievements combined won't add up to more than 100 hours.

Don't kill 2300 hours of your life to enjoy 100.

"He who has never sinned is less reliable than he who has only sinned once." - @nntaleb

@48_quotes Be discreet and never reveal your next sgeps or jow you got there.

The Internet rewards unique people.

Find your unique combination of skills, interests, and personality traits.

I call this a Personal Monopoly.

Become the only person in the world who does what you do.

Then, tell the world by sharing your knowledge.

Thanks to @Calalouf for her beautiful drawings.

As you build your Personal Monopoly, don’t just focus on yourself.

Focus on what the world wants too.

Think like an investor.

Find a small and growing market that only a few people write about. Then, learn everything you can about it, and share the best of what you learn.

A Personal Monopoly is a unique intersection of skills, knowledge, and personality that nobody else can compete with.

Personal monopolies aren't found — they're made.

Global markets increase the upside of having a Personal Monopoly, but also make it harder to create one.

The process of building a Personal Monopoly is the process of becoming yourself.

The sweet spot is finding an idea that looks specific to others, but still diverse enough to express the many shades of who you are, where you excel, and what you want to achieve.