Exclusive article: The Laws Of Getting Power

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Let us say the world is like a giant scheming court and we are trapped inside it, there is no use in trying to opt out of the game. That will only render you powerless, and powerlessness will make you miserable. Instead of struggling against the inevitable, instead of arguing and whining and feeling guilty,it is far better to excel at power.

Here are the 48 Laws of Power
1. Never outshine the master
2. Never put too much trust in friends, learn how to use enemies
3. Conceal your intentions
4. Always say less than necessary.
5. So much depends on reputation, guard it with your life
6. Court attention at all cost
7. Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit
8. Make other people come to you, use bait if necessary
9. Win through your actions, never through arguments
10. Infection; avoid unlucky and unhappy people, they have negative minds to things
11. Learn to keep people dependent on you
12. Use selective generosity and honesty to disarm your victim
13. When asking for help, appeal to people's self interest, never to their mercy or gratitude
14. Pose as a friend, work as a spy
15. Crush your enemy totally
16. Use absence to increase respect and honour
17. Cultivate the habit of unpredictability
18. Do not build fortress to protect yourself ,isolation is dangerous
19. Know who you're dealing wit. Do not offend the wrong person
20. Do not commit yourself to anyone
21. Play a thief to catch a  thief
22. Transform weakness into power
23. Concentrate your forces
24. Play the perfect courtier
25. Recreate yourself
26. Keep your hands clean
27. Create a cult-like following
28. Enter action with boldness
29. Have a plan all the way to the end
30. Make your accomplishments seem effortless, easy
31. Control the options- get others to play with the card you deal
32. Play to peoples fantasies
33. Discover each mans weakness
34. Act like a king to be treated like one
35. Master the art of timing
36. Disdain things you cannot have: ignoring them is the best revenge- I do this every time
37. Create compelling spectacles
38. Think as you like but behave like others
39. Stir up water to catch fish
40. Despise the free lunch
41. Avoid stepping into a great man shoes
42. Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter
43. Work on the hearts and minds of others
44. Disarm and infuriate with the mirror effect; objects in mirror are closer than they appear
45. Preach the need for change but never, but never reform too much at once
46. Never appear too perfect
47. Do not go past the mark you aimed for in victory
48. Assume formlessness

     You will quickly see that the laws of power aren't really laws, they are more like principles that will help you in the art of gaining and exercising power. I don't mean to suggest that the laws are incorrect, they are absolutely correct, that are not just laws.