The 33 Strategies of War

They're not as strong. But to echo that. 21 Strategies of war is good the 51st law is not so great. Mastery Is ok The last I heard from Robert Greene was that he was working on a book about the motivations of people. However, I haven't heard of any progress.

33 Strategies of War. It's good for dealing with any and all types of conflict, including conflicts with yourself. Half of the book is unconventional techniques most people don't even think of. Similarly themed is Extreme Ownership, which covers leadership in chaotic situstions. Militaries are designed to deal with the chaos of war, and a lot of principles apply to the chaos of software engineering too.

The 33 Strategies of War & The 48 Laws of Power. Both of these are history books, but don't expect just the cliches of Napoleon and Genghis Khan. Robert Greene covers case studies throughout history, from Roosevelt to Gandhi, to some much lesser known figures of history. Basically a lot of us deal with conflict. One book covers how to deal with politically, and the other one more directly. It's not all about attacking, but rather strategies around war - defense, deterrence, motivating your side, keeping the (moral) high ground, getting your adversaries to work for you.

If I were to choose one that benefitted me the most, directly, I would pick "33 Strategies of War" by Robert Greene.

The 33 Strategies of War (Robert Greene)

I'm reading The 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene now and am enjoying it, I have also previously read the 48 Laws of Power by him which is written in a similar fashion. Very extensive and uses a lot of historical examples from both military and other fields such as politics and business.

The 33 Strategies of War. - Robert Greene I am too nice a guy. I am also the leader of my company. The two don't mix. You have to become somewhat detached, and somewhat of an asshole in order to effectively lead. I found out the hard way that sometimes you have to say to your people "because I freekin said so" instead of trying to be nice to them and let them make the mistake you know they are going to make (silly me, I forgot this was a business, not a community college). The hardest thing for me, by far, has been to fire someone. I did it two months too late, and everyone in my company suffered for it. My lesson? Be an asshole at the right time. I love the book I mention because the lessons apply everywhere in business: You need to motivate, you need to earn the respect of your people, you need to be decisive, you need to see the bigger goal, and you need to delegate correctly and put together the right structure in your company's leadership.…