![]() People who claim to reject power due to moral values are often the true manipulators (or are simply naïve). Don’t judge people by their declared intentions, but the actual outcomes of their actions. ![]() ![]() You can use this book to learn about power in general, or study and reflect deeply upon the ideas to truly understand people and the world you live in. Greene encourages us to think of power-play as a game. In fact, there’s much that we can learn from the masterful scheming of the aristocratic courts of the past-those who can subtly charm, deceive and manipulate without others’ awareness can rise to power without others’ resentment or resistance. You can choose how to use power once you have it, but it’d be foolish to dismiss power as bad or unimportant. It’s important to realize that power is amoral-it’s neither good nor evil. No one likes being powerless, yet we don’t take well to power-hungry people due to our modern ideologies of fairness, equity etc. For more details, do get our complete book summary bundle in text, infographic and audio formats. In this free summary, we’ll briefly outline the 48 laws of power. ![]() ![]() In “The 48 Laws of Power”, Robert Greene distills 3,000 years of history into 48 laws to help us understand how we can masterfully acquire power and avoid being manipulated or crushed by others. Power is an integral part of our societies and lives. ![]()
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