After 10 Years Absence, Modern Machiavelli returns
Niccolò Machiavelli had spent fourteen years inside the Florentine machine: negotiating with princes, observing armies, building a militia and learning that political virtue is rarely rewarded on the day it is needed. When the regime changed, none of this saved him. He was dismissed from office, placed under suspicion and…
Law #16 – Use Absence to Increase Respect and Honor
Law #16: Use Absence to Increase Respect and Honor Law #16 means controlling access with enough discipline that your presence retains weight and your attention continues to signal consequence. What remains permanently available is quickly treated as ordinary, whereas a deliberate interval allows memory, anticipation and comparison to raise perceived…
Law #15: Crush Your Enemy Totally
Law #15: Crush Your Enemy Totally Law #15 means ending a rival’s capacity and incentive to resume the contest, rather than congratulating yourself for winning one visible exchange. A partial victory often produces the most dangerous combination in politics: humiliation without obedience. The defeated party retains its people, grievances, relationships…
Protected: Step into Machiavelli´s Shoes – TravelLog
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Appeal to Ethos, Logos & Pathos – Rhetorical Techniques
According to Aristotle, there are three means to persuade in a debate or speech. Every argument we make can be attributed to one of these categories and knowing and mastering them is bound to give you the rhetorical advantage over your adversaries. The three modes of persuasion, explained in…
Machiavellianism Q&A Summary + Download
To my magnificent readers! As requested, a condensed version of the Triple Question & Answer Session by IllimitableMan, Illacertus and Modern Machiavelli including a pdf to download. You can download the pdf below: Modern Machiavelli – Triple QA of Power Feel free to share the pdf, the…
The Craft of Power Summary #3
This is the final part of The Craft of Power Summaries. Credit goes to warped_mindless for his effort. Part #1 may be found here Part #2 may be found here The book is rare and expensive though available on both the Internet and Amazon. You can find it here. Written by Ralph…
Psychological Manipulation Techniques
A list of almost 200 psychological manipulation techniques in no particular order; to you, my magnificent reader. Most are aimed at getting people to do what you want, but some also protect you from being deceived. 5400 words. I decided to leave out cognitive biases and fallacies since…
Short Inspirational Quotes & Motivational Quotes for Work
After the dry academic post, an equalizer in the form of a Quote Post… To my magnificent, motivation thirsty readers: A collection of the best short inspirational quotes and motivational quotes for work. about motivation, discipline & success. As well as great quotes about life, sprinkled with positivity, stoicism, time-management and…
The Craft of Power Summary #2
This is Part 2 of 3 of The Craft of Power Summaries Part #1 can be found here Part #3 can be found here (in progress) The book is rare and expensive though available on both the Internet and Amazon. You can find it here. Written by Ralph Gun Hoy Siu.…
Dangers of Academic Papers – Machiavellianism in Politics – a Review
As you know I am an advocate of academic research papers about the Dark Triad, Power, Machiavellianism & Psychology, and in this article I outline the dangers of said academic papers. WARNING! This is very dry (I am talking Sahara-I-want-to-drink-my-own-piss-Bear-Grylls-style-dry) and if you are looking for hands-on information, applicable to real…
Triple Q&A of Power & Machiavellianism
Welcome, this is a summary of the Triple Q&A commenced at the start of May, a day after Machiavelli’s birthday, featuring me, Illacertus and IllimitableMan on http://reddit.com/r/the48lawsofpower. I have summarised the most valuable parts and separated them into the following categories: Business & Career Warfare Politics & Propaganda…
