What distinguishes a suggestion from other kinds of psychical influence, such as a command or the giving of a piece of information or instruction, is that in the case of a suggestion an idea is aroused in another person’s brain which is not examined in regard to its origin but is accepted just as though … Read more
“What can Love be then?” I said. “A mortal?” “Far from it.” “Well, what?” “As in my previous examples, he is half-way between mortal and immortal.” What sort of being is he then, Diotima?” “He is a great spirit, Socrates; everything that is of the nature of a spirit is half-god and half- man.” . … Read more
In So Good They Can’t Ignore You, Newport argues that we have been conditioned to think about work in the wrong way. There is a myth that tells you that if you get lucky, and you change jobs enough, you’ll finally find your true calling, your passion. It says that you should never settle for … Read more
Create love triangles to seduce. Lou Andreas- Salomé was the androgynous Dandy that Greene discussed before. She managed to attract the attention of the likes of Freud and Nietzsche by constantly hinting that others were after her. Intellectuals of all types were all competing for her attention, they all wanted to possess her, and she … Read more
We find contradictions fascinating. Send mixed signals to others, make it hard for them to figure you out. Seduce someone by filling their mind with your image. But to deepen your interest, to keep their attention on you, hint at a complexity that is hard to grasp. Once they start to fantasize about you, they … Read more
I do not approach her, I merely skirt the periphery of her existence…. This is the first web into which she must be spun. —SØREN KIERKEGAARD Never be obvious with your intensions. If you are a friends with someone you want to seduce, do not panic, friendship can lead to deep knowledge of the person. … Read more
One of the problems entrepreneurs face is having too many options, too much time, and too little focus. This calls for you to imagine that you don’t have infinite time, that you have one bullet left in your pistol. Everyone around you is pointing at different targets. Everyone thinks that their target is the most … Read more
It is not the quality of the desired object that gives us pleasure, but rather the energy of our appetites. —CHARLES BAUDELAIRE, THE END OF DON JUAN Don’t waste your time chasing after someone who is too difficult to be seduced, but don’t go for easy targets either. Pick your targets carefully, don’t rush in. … Read more
The Victims of Seduction Everyone is a potential victim of seduction, but you must first identify the type of victim you are dealing with to know how to approach them. A timid person may yearn to play the star; a prude may long for a transgressive thrill. Never try to seduce your own type. Robert … Read more
But if, like the winter cat upon the hearth, the lover clings when he is dismissed, and cannot bear to go, certain means must be taken to make him understand; and these should be progressively ruder and ruder, until they touch him to the quick of his flesh. She should refuse him the bed, and … Read more