8 Lessons From the Book “The 48 Laws of Power”

1⃣ Alive Time or Dead Time?

Dead time where we are just waiting

Alive time where we are learning and active and leveraging.

👉 There’s no third option. You have to choose!

2⃣ Be Amoral in Your Assessments, Be Ethical In Your Actions 

🤓 Books explain what various species do.

👉 But as humans we’re free to make our own choices in our own lives, and we should choose well (as he has done).

3⃣ Objectivity Is Everything

😉 It’s not about seeing the world negatively, it’s about removing that impartiality we project on it.

4⃣ Be Better Than People Expect

❗️When you create public work, people naturally make assumptions about you.

👉 You should be nicer, funnier, smarter, more open-minded, cooler, more informed.

5⃣ Make Your Way to the Inside

🤠 When we approach a field we haven’t yet studied, we are on the outside of. 

💭 But as we put in the work, as we familiarize ourselves with every component, as we develop our intuitive field, we eventually make our way to this inside.

6⃣ Make Time for Strenuous Exercise

Swimming is a great productivity tool. Why? 

🤓 Because it requires total isolation: no music, no phone, no possible interruptions. Just quiet, strenuous exercise. 

👉 I’ve had some of my most productive brainstorming sessions in the pool.

7⃣ Learn The Art of Patience

💭 It’s easier to be patient when nothing is happening though.

😉 Let the time does its best. Let it grow.

8⃣ OK Is Not Good Enough

💭 It’s that sense of perfectionism that is the difference between a mediocre book and a timeless one.

👉 Ask yourself: Did I throw away some pretty good stuff? If I didn’t, it means I’ve settled.