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Our natural tendency is to project onto other people our own belief and value systems, in ways in which we are not even aware.

Belief Projection, Value Systems, Unconscious Bias, Belief, Systems, Bias

Our natural tendency is to project onto other people our

Our natural tendency is to project onto other people our

Our natural tendency is to project onto other people our

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“At certain points in history it may be fashionable to be different and rebellious, but if a lot of people are playing that role, there is nothing different or rebellious about it.”

Trend Strategy, Conformity Insight, Social Exploration, Leadership Balance, Originality Strategy, Group Psychology

“Remember: Stirrers thrive by hiding in the group, disguising their actions among the reactions of others. Render their actions visible and they lose their power to upset.”

Social Manipulation, Visibility Power, Group Dynamics, Actions, Stirrers, Power

“The real poetry and beauty in life comes from an intense relationship with reality in all its aspects. Realism is in fact the ideal we must aspire to, the highest point of human rationality.”

Life Beauty, Intense Realism, Human Aspiration, Beauty, Realism, Aspiration

“Through our work and through getting what we need on our own, without depending on others, we can stand tall and realize our potential as humans.”

Self Reliance, Human Potential, Independent Work, Realization, Growth, Freedom

“Ah Franion, treason is loved of many, but the Traitor hated of all: unjust offences may for a time escape without danger, but never without revenge.”

Franion Treason, Offence Revenge, Hated Traitor, Treason, Revenge, Traitor

“Do not be afraid to exaggerate the role of willpower. It is an exaggeration with a purpose. It leads to a positive self-fulfilling dynamic, and that is all you care about. See this shaping of your attitude as your most important creation in life, and never leave it to chance.”

Willpower Role, Positive Dynamics, Attitude Creation, Willpower, Dynamics, Attitude

“A hustler has to deal with danger and risk. It's part of the game. You cannot control it all, nor would you want to. Chaos, unknown factors are not something to be anxious about.”

Hustler Risks, Chaos Management, Danger Acceptance, Hustler, Chaos, Risk

“Do not be lured by the need to be liked: better to be respected, even feared. Victory over your enemies will bring you a more lasting popularity.”

Leadership Power, Respect Strategy, Influence Psychology, Social Strategy, Fear Leadership, Dominance Strategy

“What matters in the Sun-tzu universe are not positions of strength and power, but situations in which you have options, full of potential force.”

Potential Force, Strategic Options, Power Situations, Force, Options, Power

“A noble mind disdains to hide his head, And let his foes triumph in his overthrow.”

Noble Mind, Foe Triumph, Defiant Spirit, Noble, Foes, Triumph

“It is estimated that over 65 percent of all human communication is nonverbal but that people pick up and internalize only about 5 percent of this information.”

Communication Clarity, Nonverbal Strategy, Leadership Understanding, Psychological Insight, Influence Behavior, Emotional Awareness

“What does it matter if another player, your friend or rival, intended good things and had only your interests at heart, if the effects of his action lead to so much ruin and confusion?”

Good Intentions, Conflicting Actions, Personal Consequences, Intentions, Actions, Consequences

“When I left him, I reasoned thus with myself: I am wiser than this man, for neither of us appears to know anything great and good; but he fancies he knows something, although he knows nothing; whereas I, as I do not know anything, so I do not fancy I do. In this trifling particular, then, I appear to be wiser than he, because I do not fancy I know what I do not know. – Socrates.”

Wisdom Strategy, Leadership Clarity, Personal Understanding, Strategic Knowledge, Self-awareness, Humility Influence

“When people choose between talk about the past and talk about the future, a pragmatic person will always opt for the future and forget the past.”

Pragmatic Choices, Future Focus, Strategic Thinking, Choices, Future, Thinking

“The things that transfixed you as a child, that you found most exciting was not a passing fancy, but a message about what you're supposed to do.”

Childhood Passion, Life Message, Purpose Discovery, Passion, Message, Purpose

“One thing I designed, I’ve done a lot of work on improving kosher slaughter. They need to make a head holding device that would go on the end of the conveyer. A normal kosher head holding device, the thing is like a cradle that lifts up the head. If I have it on the end of a conveyer, how do I make this work?”

Innovation Strategy, Engineering Design, Process Planning, Leadership Creativity, Technological Planning, Problem-solving

“I don't follow all the 48 laws. Like, I've never crushed anyone totally.”

Selective Application, Law Avoidance, Controlled Power, Application, Law, Power

“Deception is a developed art of civilization and the most potent weapon in the game of power.”

Strategic Deception, Power Play, Psychological Manipulation, Influence Strategy, Gamesmanship, Leadership

“Leaders have always found it useful to have an enemy at their gates in times of trouble, distracting the public from their difficulties. In using your enemies to rally your troops, polarize them as far as possible: they will fight the more fiercely when they feel a little hatred. So exaggerate the differences between you and the enemy – draw the lines clearly.”

Enemy Focus, Public Distraction, Polarized Troops, Enemy, Focus, Troops

“Real action and true helpfulness are perhaps the ultimate charm.”

True Helpfulness, Real Action, Ultimate Charm, Helpfulness, Action, Charm