The Joys of Being a Strategist in Life I Robert Greene

let's say you're dealing with someone

who's disrespecting you or who you

suspect is not up to anything good that

maybe they they're using you in some way

and you step back and even though it's

exhausting you think about it you go

here I can do A B C or D in this

situation A will lead to more conflict I

don't want that b might work c d looks

really good actually if I do D it'll

probably surprise this person he or she

and you know they'll be surprised and

they'll back off Etc and then you do it

you apply it and lo and beholder it

works how exciting so instead of

exhausting it's exciting you've avoided

a battle you've avoided a conflict

perhaps you turned an enemy into an ally

or you got rid of them completely what

Joy you should have it should fill you

with excitement it should fill you with

I'm learning about life I'm becoming an

adult I'm not just a baby that reacts to

everything that gets emotional