[bradleysmith]

if you havent read it, He also did The Art of Seduction in a similar 'rules through historic case-by-case basis' style, but focused on relationships. its every bit as icky, and definitely just as good.

Robert Greene always reminds me of the quote by Sandy Lerner I heard on NPR somewhere:

"the first rule of any game is to know you're in one"

[stevewillows]

Icky is probably the best word to describe it. There is a certain power to understanding how to maneuver a situation and use it to your advantage.

With Laws, I found the 'never outshine the master' principal to be invaluable when meeting a new group of people.

As an aside, tomorrow is your first HN birthday. HB!

[bradleysmith]

I've always liked Law 9 'Win through your actions, never through argument'. It's good to remember most arguments won are Pyrrhic victories.

hah yeah thanks. I'd been lurking for years before I realized this was a community to stay with (and build reputation with) on the internets. I always think of how much I'd read it in college (graduated 09), and kick myself for not grabbing my name then. I think it was a year or two of following before I knew what y-combinator was :).

[stevewillows]

We all lurked for a bit. :)

I've spent most of the day talking with different people about this book. There's a lot of really great wisdom that often gets overshadowed by the few manipulative techniques.