The One-Upmanship Strategy Life is war against the malice of men. BALTASAR GRACIAN, 160158 Make your rivals hang themselves with their own self-destructive tendencies. The Art of One-Upmanship Your enemies are not only external, they are internal – they also close to you, they are your colleagues and rivals. Fighting on both fronts is exhausting, … Read more
The Alliance Strategy Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices. Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) Make alliances with others, but make sure you don’t get emotionally attached. Shift your alliances whenever necessary. Sentiment belongs to personal relationships, but not to business alliances. People will respect you … Read more
When Napoleon tried to invade Russia, he was sure it was going to be an easy victory. In the past, his predictions had been accurate. But this time, things did not go so well. The Russian Czar, Alexander, had come to know Napoleon before the invasion, he knew that the French general was very aggressive, … Read more
Luther Martin Luther attacked the Catholic’s church by creating a law of morals against the pope. He criticized the lavish lifestyles of those who headed the church, and the extraordinary power they were given. He argued that the Bible had no justification for this behavior, and that the Catholic church was not a spiritual organization, … Read more
People expect you to conform to old patterns of behavior, which is why you never should. Instead, keep doing things they don’t expect. An unorthodox strategy that may have worked before should not always be used. Sometimes, an orthodox strategy is the most unexpected, and consequently, the most effective. Make a false move, not to … Read more
Brain Rules by John Medina is a book that combines the most important research findings about the human brain with advice that can help you make the most out of it. It is written for the layman, it is easy to read and is full of insights. Rule 1: Exercise Boosts Brain Power Jack La … Read more
Babies are born with a deep desire to explore the world around them. It is a drive in the same way that hunger, thirst, and sex are drives. They are a model of how we learn – not by passively existing in their environment, but by actively testing their surrounds the way a scientist would. … Read more
There are three types of gender differences: genetic, neuroanatomical and behavioural. A small snippet (SRY), in the middle of the Y chromosome is all that is needed to create a male. If the SRY gene is destroyed in the male embryo, you can get a female, and if you add the SRY gene to a … Read more
Control people’s perceptions of reality to control them. Hitler knew that the allies were deceptive, and he was alert to their covert tactics, but the Allies, in a masterclass of deception, managed to fool him. In war-time, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies. WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1874-1965 … Read more
The Soviets needed control Afghanistan for strategic geopolitical reasons, they installed a puppet dictator, and tried to counter the rise of the Islamic fundamentalists. But the U.S backed the Islamists, and ultimately, the Russian ploy to get the Afghans to accept socialism failed. The Afghans fought the Soviets with tens of thousands of men and … Read more