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Mind Control/Consciousness. The 33 Strategies of War. Reception In the book Greene reveals that "Afghanistan was rich in natural gas and other minerals and had ports on the Indian Ocean".[14] The political tales in the book are said to be "mostly foolish or just plain wrong".[15] The book has "far too many duff sentences",[5] for example: "Your goal is to blend philosophy and war, wisdom and battle, into an unbeatable blend.

The 33 Strategies of War

"[5][16] It has sold more than 200,000 copies.[17] The 50th Law. Origins[edit] The 50th Law grew out of the friendship and mutual admiration between 50 Cent and Robert Greene.[7] Greene's book The 48 Laws of Power, which has long been a staple in the hip hop world, came to the attention of 50 Cent, who asked his manager to arrange a meeting.

The 50th Law

Greene said that he was surprised by 50 Cent's persona and was impressed by his "Zen-like calmness" and eye for strategy.[8] The two began to work on a book project that would combine their two worlds.[8][9] According to Greene, 50 Cent is an example of what Machiavelli called a New Prince, a leader who emerges in a time of chaos or turmoil and rewrites the rules.[8] According to 50 Cent, Greene's books describe the laws and strategies used by hustlers on the street, even if they might not know the "technical terms" for what they were doing.[10] Synopsis[edit] The Art of Seduction. Synopsis[edit] Reception[edit] Greene considers himself a Reformed Rake, one of the types of seducers mentioned in the book,[14] and states that he used the book's techniques to attract his current girlfriend, Anna Biller.[19] He is working to develop a television series based on the book.[12] References[edit] External links[edit] Power, Seduction and War: The Robert Greene Blog.

The Art of Seduction

The Art of Seduction - Robert Greene. Seducersworld Forums. 9 Ways to Get People to Do What You Want. The Definitive Book of Body Language (9780553804720): Barbara Pease, Allan Pease. How to Detect Lies - body language, reactions, speech patterns. Interesting Info -> Lying Index -> How to Detect Lies Become a Human Lie Detector (Part 1) Warning: sometimes ignorance is bliss.

How to Detect Lies - body language, reactions, speech patterns

After gaining this knowledge, you may be hurt when it is obvious that someone is lying to you. The following deception detection techniques are used by police, forensic psychologists, security experts and other investigators. Introduction to Detecting Lies: Use This Body Language Cheat Sheet to Decode Common Non-Verbal Cues. How Science Can Teach You to Easily Spot a Liar. Liespotting: Proven Techniques to Detect Deception: Pamela Meyer. To Get What You Want, Ask for It First and Save the Pleasantries for Later. How to Read Body Language to Reveal the Underlying Truth in Almost Any Situation. NLP Techniques. How Can I Be More Convincing and Get Anything I Want?

Manipulation. How to Plant Ideas in Someone's Mind. 8 Clever Bandits. Victor Lustig: the criminal who managed to “sell” the Eiffel Tower, twice!

8 Clever Bandits

In 1925 a con artist called Victor Lustig managed to sell the Eiffel tower, not just once, but twice within two months! France had just recovered from World War I, and Paris was booming, an excellent environment for a con artist. Lustig's master con came to him one spring day when he was reading a newspaper article regarding the debate raging around the maintenance costs of the 36 year old Eiffel tower. Lustig saw the possibilities behind this article and developed a remarkable scheme. SCHOPENHAUER'S 38 STRATAGEMS, OR 38 WAYS TO WIN AN ARGUMENT. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), was a brilliant German philosopher.

SCHOPENHAUER'S 38 STRATAGEMS, OR 38 WAYS TO WIN AN ARGUMENT

38 Ways To Win An Argument—Arthur Schopenhauer - The India Uncut Blog - India Uncut. For all of you who have ever been involved in an online debate in any way, Arthur Schopenhauer’s “38 Ways To Win An Argument” is indispensable.

38 Ways To Win An Argument—Arthur Schopenhauer - The India Uncut Blog - India Uncut

Most of these techniques will seem familiar to you, right from questioning the motive of a person making the argument instead of the argument itself (No. 35), exaggerating the propositions stated by the other person (No. 1) , misrepresenting the other person’s words (No. 2) and attacking a straw man instead (No. 3). It’s a full handbook of intellectual dishonesty there. Indeed, I generally avoid online debates because they inevitably degenerate to No. 38. The full text is below the fold. Psychological manipulation. Psychological manipulation is a type of social influence that aims to change the perception or behavior of others through underhanded, deceptive, or even abusive tactics.[1] By advancing the interests of the manipulator, often at another's expense, such methods could be considered exploitative, abusive, devious, and deceptive.

Psychological manipulation

Social influence is not necessarily negative. HOW TO CHEAT AT EVERYTHING. Over lunch with Simon Lovell, a fascinating former card shark, Allison Schrager learns all sorts of things about how swindlers operate ...

HOW TO CHEAT AT EVERYTHING

Special to MORE INTELLIGENT LIFE "I can spot someone's weakness a mile away. In any room I can pick out the best target," says Simon Lovell, reformed con artist and famed magician, when asked over lunch about the root of his talents. "Take that woman over there. " He motions across the room towards a lady speaking to a man engrossed in his menu--"vulnerable, needy, looking for attention from the man she is with, but he won't give it to her. Perfect Persuasive Messages. Craft messages that change minds using these 20 principles of persuasion, all based on established psychological research.

Perfect Persuasive Messages

Perfection is hard to achieve in any walk of life and persuasion is no different. It relies on many things going just right at the crucial moment; the perfect synchronisation of source, message and audience. But even if perfection is unlikely, we all need to know what to aim for. To bring you the current series on the psychology of persuasion I’ve been reading lots of research, much more than is covered in recent posts. As I read, I noticed the same themes cropping up over and over again. Poor Man's Polygraph Part 1. Poor Man's Polygraph - Part 1 The Well... Technique Imagine you think your spouse is having an affair.

Imagine your child comes home late and you suspect shenanigans. How to Manipulate People. Top 10 Conversation Hacks. Confidence tricks. Techniques > Confidence tricks. 25 Acts of Body Language to Avoid. Our body language exhibits far more information about how we feel than it is possible to articulate verbally. All of the physical gestures we make are subconsciously interpreted by others. This can work for or against us depending on the kind of body language we use. Some gestures project a very positive message, while others do nothing but set a negative tone. Deception. 10 Ways to Instantly Build Self Confidence. Self confidence is the difference between feeling unstoppable and feeling scared out of your wits.

Your perception of yourself has an enormous impact on how others perceive you. Perception is reality — the more self confidence you have, the more likely it is you’ll succeed. Although many of the factors affecting self confidence are beyond your control, there are a number of things you can consciously do to build self confidence.