Defeat a stronger adversary by corroding it from within across every domain except direct military force.
Top Venezuelan Spy Confirms Trump’s Biggest Fear | Ralph Pezzullo — Danny Jones · Danny Jones
Defeat powerful institutions by enforcing the existing rules they wrote, not by arguing they should change.
How We Took On an Oil Giant and Won · Melinda Janki
Care personally AND challenge directly—most managers only do one
Radical Candor Framework · Kim Scott
Indirect response to competitor's move
Competitive Strategy · Michael E. Porter
The cultural patterns inherited from ancestors shape behavior, communication, and success in ways that persist for generations
Outliers: the story of success · Malcolm Gladwell
Motivate through subtle changes
The 33 Strategies of War · Robert Greene & Joost Elffers
Lead indirectly
The 33 Strategies of War · Robert Greene & Joost Elffers
Create powerful work by hiding the mechanics from the audience
Interviews with the Masters: A Companion to Robert Greene’s Mastery · Robert Greene
Lead through structure, protege-placement, and streamlined communication
The 33 Strategies of War (Joost Elffers Books) · Robert Greene
A 24-step strategic sequence for winning hearts and minds
The Art Of Seduction (The Robert Greene Collection) · Robert Greene
Win people over by entering their world before trying to change it
The Daily Laws - Robert Greene · Robert Greene
Know when and how to be bad, calibrated to the situation
The 50th Law · 50 Cent & Robert Greene
Gain lasting influence by shaping situations rather than issuing commands
Brainpicking Robert Greene: His Key Ideas About Power · The Sapiens Network
Balancing basic and applied science to solve market failures and advance health.
Improving Science & Restoring Trust in Public Health | Dr. Jay Bhattacharya · Andrew Huberman
Engineer organic user acquisition by making every product use an act of marketing
Platform Revolution · Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne & Sangeet Paul Choudary
Express relationship needs without blame using attachment-aware language
Attached · Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
Deliver compliments through third parties for maximum credibility and impact
How to Talk to Anyone · Leil Lowndes
When the direct path is blocked, find the indirect route to victory
The Obstacle Is the Way · Ryan Holiday