Mastering Power Is a Social Game

Power is a social game. To learn and master it, you must develop the ability to study and understand people. An understanding of people's hidden motives is the single greatest piece of knowledge you can have in acquiring power. It opens up endless possibilities of deception, seduction and manipulation. Never waste valuable time or mental peace of mind on the affairs of others. That is too high a price to pay. And in this sense, time is as important a consideration as any other.