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2. “Warriors focus on what they do have, the strengths that they do possess and that they must use creatively. Knowing when to slow down, to renew, to retrench, they outlast their opponents. They play for the long term.”
Robert Greene
Strength Focus, Strategic Patience, Creative Endurance, Renewal, Power, Strategy
3. “Always try to lower the other side’s sense of urgency. Make your enemies think they have all the time in the world; when you suddenly appear at their border, they are in a slumbering state, and you will easily overrun them. While you are sharpening your fighting spirit, always do what you can to blunt theirs.” Robert Greene Strategic Patience, Manipulation Tactics, Psychological Warfare, Enemy Strategy, Control Mindset, Planning
5. “Most people are perpetually locked in the present. Their decisions are overly influenced by the most immediate event; they easily become emotional and ascribe greater significance to a problem than it should have in reality.” Robert Greene Present Mindset, Emotional Decision-making, Leadership Clarity, Strategic Patience, Psychology Exploration, Balance
7. “Your eyes must be on the larger trends that govern events, on that which is not immediately visible. Never lose sight of your long-term goals. With an elevated perspective, you will have the patience and clarity to reach almost any objective.” Robert Greene Long-term Vision, Strategic Patience, Future Trends, Clarity Focus, Adaptability, Strategy
8. “Time is the greatest weapon you have. Patiently keep in mind a long-term goal and neither person nor army can resist you. And charm is the best way of playing for time, of widening your options in any situation. Through charm you can seduce your enemy into backing off, giving you the psychological space to plot an effective counterstrategy.” Robert Greene Strategic Patience, Charm Power, Long-Term Goals, Time, Charm, Goals
9. “Too much attention early on will actually just suggest insecurity, and raise doubts as to your motives. Worst of all, it gives your targets no room for imagination. Take a step back; let the thoughts you are provoking come to them as if they were their own. This is doubly important if you are dealing with someone who has a deep effect on you.” Robert Greene Strategic Patience, Early Insecurity, Imaginative Freedom, Patience, Insecurity, Freedom
10. “Men will always underestimate you, he said, and their pride will make them want to vanquish you quickly, lest it be said that a woman tried them sorely. Let them spend their strength in furious attacks, whilst you conserve your own. Wait and watch, girl, wait and watch.” George R. R. Martin Strategic Patience, Gender Dynamics, Prideful Opponents, Strength, Watch, Underestimate
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2. “Warriors focus on what they do have, the strengths that they do possess and that they must use creatively. Knowing when to slow down, to renew, to retrench, they outlast their opponents. They play for the long term.”
Robert Greene Strength Focus, Strategic Patience, Creative Endurance, Renewal, Power, Strategy
3. “Always try to lower the other side’s sense of urgency. Make your enemies think they have all the time in the world; when you suddenly appear at their border, they are in a slumbering state, and you will easily overrun them. While you are sharpening your fighting spirit, always do what you can to blunt theirs.”
Robert Greene Strategic Patience, Manipulation Tactics, Psychological Warfare, Enemy Strategy, Control Mindset, Planning
5. “Most people are perpetually locked in the present. Their decisions are overly influenced by the most immediate event; they easily become emotional and ascribe greater significance to a problem than it should have in reality.”
Robert Greene Present Mindset, Emotional Decision-making, Leadership Clarity, Strategic Patience, Psychology Exploration, Balance
7. “Your eyes must be on the larger trends that govern events, on that which is not immediately visible. Never lose sight of your long-term goals. With an elevated perspective, you will have the patience and clarity to reach almost any objective.”
Robert Greene Long-term Vision, Strategic Patience, Future Trends, Clarity Focus, Adaptability, Strategy
8. “Time is the greatest weapon you have. Patiently keep in mind a long-term goal and neither person nor army can resist you. And charm is the best way of playing for time, of widening your options in any situation. Through charm you can seduce your enemy into backing off, giving you the psychological space to plot an effective counterstrategy.”
Robert Greene Strategic Patience, Charm Power, Long-Term Goals, Time, Charm, Goals
9. “Too much attention early on will actually just suggest insecurity, and raise doubts as to your motives. Worst of all, it gives your targets no room for imagination. Take a step back; let the thoughts you are provoking come to them as if they were their own. This is doubly important if you are dealing with someone who has a deep effect on you.”
Robert Greene Strategic Patience, Early Insecurity, Imaginative Freedom, Patience, Insecurity, Freedom
10. “Men will always underestimate you, he said, and their pride will make them want to vanquish you quickly, lest it be said that a woman tried them sorely. Let them spend their strength in furious attacks, whilst you conserve your own. Wait and watch, girl, wait and watch.”
George R. R. Martin Strategic Patience, Gender Dynamics, Prideful Opponents, Strength, Watch, Underestimate
