Vary Your Procedure Not always the same way, so as to confound those observing you, especially if they are rivals. Don’t always fulfil your declared intentions, for others will seize on your predictability, anticipating and frustrating your actions. It’s easy to kill a bird that flies straight, but not one that twists and turns. ButContinue reading “RKS Literature: “How to Use Your Enemies”: Vary Your Procedure (Baltasar Gracián)”
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RKS Literature: “How to Use Your Enemies” (Baltasar Gracián): In Your Affairs Create Suspense
“In Your Affairs Create Suspense It is neither useful nor pleasurable to show all your cards. Not immediately revealing everything fuels anticipation, especially when a person’s elevated position means expectations are greater. It bespeaks mystery in everything and, with this very secrecy, arouses awe. Even when explaining yourself, you should avoid complete frankness, just asContinue reading “RKS Literature: “How to Use Your Enemies” (Baltasar Gracián): In Your Affairs Create Suspense”
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