I believe that the Filipino saying, "alamin mo kung saan ka lulugar", can be applied for this law. despite my bias (this being my law) i believe the strong point of this law is teaching us patience, teaching us the ability to realize (and accept) that there is a time for everything. Along the way, you learn more tricks. Without him, chaos and turmoil would be dealt with by society. Don’t be merciful either — she didn’t achieve But in general, remember Law 1: Never outshine the master.Amanda Penn is a writer and reading specialist. If the student and teacher fought, the weaker one would die. Die 48 Gesetze der Macht oder auch Power – Die 48 Gesetze der Macht (englischer Originaltitel: The 48 Laws of Power) ist ein Buch aus dem Jahr 1998. We can't help it. if the leader is not the best one available, then it should not hurt to find a new and better one. The 48 Laws of Power Robert Greene. But then again, history has shown that this law works. This really does happen in real life, sadly enough. Fouquet spent the last 20 years of his life in solitary confinement. Power dynamics, life strategies, and owning your life.Before diving in, here is a quick list of the 48 Laws of Power:And this is an infographic of “The 48 Laws of Power”.Each icon has a deeper meaning, and you might have to reflect on it to fully get it:Bookmark it so you always get the latest and updated version.Make the people above you feel comfortably superior.When you outshine your masters and bosses, you will inspire fear and insecurity and they will want to punish you.In your desire to please or impress them, do not go too far either, or you might accomplish the opposite.Instead, make your masters appear more brilliant than they are and you will attain the heights of power.Se one example of outshining the master from the movie Platoon:I must warn you here not to get too carried away with this law.If you have an average boss, and most bosses are average, “never outshining the master” could easily mean years of wasted time as you lower yourself below average.If you have big dreams and visions, you can’t stay stuck behind mediocrity for ever.Robert Greene says that it’s easy for friends to grow resentful.When you hire a friend simply for being a friend they will resent you.Because people want to feel like they deserve what they get, and they want to feel like they are the masters of their own life.If you help them because they’re your friend, they will feel like they got a handout from you, and they even need to thank you for making them feel bad.And, ironically, the more gifts and favors you supply to revive that friendship, the less gratitude you receive.Hire former enemies instead, they have more to prove and will be loyal.If they don’t know what you are up to, they can’t defend from it.Do the opposite instead: let them believe something purposefully wrong, and by the time they’ll realize your game, it will be too late.Powerful people impress and intimidate by talking little.You don’t learn anything new by talking, and the more you speak, the higher the chances you’ll say something foolish.Let people fill your voids instead and they’ll reveal more about themselves.Your reputation precedes you, and can hand you victory without even going into battle.Thwart any attack against your reputation swiftly before they can gather any speed and destroy your enemies by undermining their reputation.See Keanu Reeves managing his reputation without looking like he is managing it:All that matters is what is seen and appears to be true.Don’t let yourself disappear in the greyness of the crowd, but stand out at all costs.Do it with class though, like Monica Bellucci in “Malena”:At work, task your underlings and present the results to your superiors as if they were yours.In war, send your troops ahead and walk over their dead bodies to enjoy the spoils of war.Robert Greene uses the example of Edison exploiting Tesla’s genius and invention to get rich and famous thanks to Teslas’ invention (albeit Let them come to you, let them abandon their own plans, and then attack.And my neighbor wants to buy my flat, but not the garage.Any time you “win” an argument you rarely really convince anyone but you sure as hell will breed resentment (also read: Emotional states are contagious, be them positive or negatives.So while you may think you’re helping a poor soul get back on his feet you’re actually bringing yourself down in the process.Avoid the unhappy and unlucky then and associate yourself with the happy and lucky.Also watch out for helping up people who will later move on to greener pastures:Never teach people enough so they can live happily without you, but keep them dependent on you instead.The more people depend on you, the more freedom you have.One good act of honesty can cover a dozen dishonest ones.Don’t get people to do things for you by reminding them of what you’ve done for them in the past.Learn to probe, ask indirect questions to understand what are people’s weaknesses and intentions.Stopping halfway will only make your enemy plot in revenge.Destroy your enemy completely instead, both in body and spirit.Once you already well established within a group, learn to disappear for a while to let people talk, gossip and miss you.Your unpredictability will keep others off balance.And if you take it to an extreme, this strategy can intimidate and terrorize.A fortress might seem the safest option, but the opposite is true.It removes you from valuable information and makes you a sitting duck and an easy target.To use any strategy, you must first know your target.Deceiving or outmaneuvering some people will get you ahead without paying any price.Choose your victims and opponents carefully then and never offend or deceive the wrong one.Robert Greene says that fools always jump to take sides.Make your victims feel like they are smarter than you are.They will feel better around you, they will never suspect you are up to mischief and they will keep their guard down.Never fight just for honor’s sake when you know you’ll be beaten.It gives your enemy the satisfaction of winning outright and it will make you weaker.Take time to recover, to wait for his power to decrease and attack when you’re at your strongest.You have more to gain by mining a single rich mine than by going from one shallow mine to another.Law of Power number 24 is actually a whole list of laws.Do not accept the identity the people around you choose for you.Choose your own identity instead and change it as it fits you.Maintain a spotless appearance, never allow yourself to be mired by mistakes scandals.Be poor on details, but rich in promises and hope.