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Lesson #1 for 2008

January 3, 2008

 
While browsing through my new favorite website (HAHA) i stumbled over this:

 

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 ~ p3mby at deviantArt

WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO IMPRESS PEOPLE WITH WORDS, THE MORE YOU SAY, THE MORE COMMON YOU APPEAR, AND THE LESS IN CONTROL. EVEN IF YOU ARE SAYING SOMETHING BANAL, IT WILL SEEM ORIGINAL IF YOU MAKE IT VAGUE, OPEN-ENDED, AND SPHINXLIKE. POWERFUL PEOPLE IMPRESS AND INTIMIDATE BY SAYING LESS. THE MORE YOU SAY, THE MORE LIKELY YOU ARE TO SAY SOMETHING FOOLISH.

    - Excerpt from Robert Greene's Novel "The 48 Laws of Power." 

Finally, this slaps me. So this year, i'll try to change my game. I'll shut up.

 

Hope i keep up! Fingers crossed

 

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