number three conceal your intentions keep people off balance and in the dark by

never revealing the purpose behind your actions. if they have no clue what you are up

to

they cannot prepare a defense Guide them down the wrong path envelope them in

enough smoke and by the time they realized your intentions it will be to late

most people just say how they fell always putting their two cents into everything they indiscriminately tell

others what their future plans are and never care to control their tongues they

think life is just so much better when you're an open book but sometimes honesty is not the best

policy in reality honesty is actually a blunt instrament which bloodies more than it cuts that's because being too honest has

negative side effects

one you may offend the wrong person

the great Michael Jordan his royal airness understood he had to control his tongue

when once asked why he refused to endorse a black Democratic candidate during the prime of his career he

responded

"republicans buy shoes too" he was too smart to needlessly alienate and offend

half the population and now he's the first NBA player to ever become a billionaire

two when you're an open book you become too predictable everyone knows what to expect from you

and you lose your ability to become respected

remember the classic cool kid in high school you know the guy that was so aloof nonchalant

every one always wanted to know what he was up to

concealing your intentions makes you hard to read and creates an air of mystery

three it brings undue stress and pressure if you announce to the world you are going to

become an engineer your friends your family even acquaintances are now

expecting you to become an engineer you then find out engineering just isn't for you and decide to quit and that's

ok if you don't like something or find it unsuitable for you

the smart thing to do is forget about

but since you decided to reveal to everyone your intentions people are going

to ask what happened what went wrong and eventually it gets to you four not everyone wants you to succeed there may be

individuals your group who are secretly rooting for you to fail or even worse getting

in your way so

if you can't tell people what your true motives are

what do you tell them

whatever they want to hear pretend to support an idea or cause that is contrary to your

own if it helps you win others over

or allows you to maneuver more freely under the radar just do it

its what politicians have been doing for centuries is what Otto Von Birmarck did

a Prussian deputy during a time when Germany was divided he wanted so badly to go to

war with Austria there was just two problems the King of Prussia did not want to go to

war and Bismarck knew the Prussian army would likely lose anyways so he decided to proclaim

a hatred for war and convince many members of parliament to vote against it the king upon seeing such

support from Bismarck on the matter made him cabinet minister and eventually Prussian Premiere

giving him complete control over the military from there on

bismarck secretly training the Prussian army and when he finally had more authority than the king himself he sent troops into

battle

crushed the Austrian army and united Germany under one rule use false sincerity

reveal something to others that builds sympathy for you

ask yourself this the next time you see a political ad what does this

politicians father being an immigrant steel factory worker or their mother

being a former nurse during vietnam have to do with their ability to govern why

did they tell us these humanizing stories instead of their policy

positions its because we value honesty above all that's why they look directly

into the screen squint their eyes pause as if they're choking up a bit and tell us a sad

story about a poor family they spoke to in Kansas

perception is reality the 1960 debate between John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon

was first presidential debate ever televised and something strange happened the people who tuned

in to their radio thought nixon had won in a landslide while the television viewers

JFK had won in a landslide the reason for this discrepancy nixon had awkward limp due to an

injured knee he just finished making appearances in all 50 states refused to

have makeup applied and didn;t even shave nixon lookedlike a complete mess especially in

contrast to a calm cool and collected kennedy at the time of the debate

88 percent of American households had televisions

it is now common knowledge that the first nineteen sixties debate was a

turning point in leading to JFK's presidency

noble gestures

why do companies sometimes give away free stuff why do businesses donate to charities there can only be two explanations either these amoral

abstract constructs called corporations that we created with the sole purpose of

generating as much revenue as possible are just giving away free stuff due to purely altruistic reasons

or Apple donated 6.5 million dollars so we can feel better about how our

phones are being made from slave wages and child labor

the whole point behind concealing your intentions is to gain the upper hand to be able

to move about freely without the prying eyes or peircing judgement of others to win the victory before you

declare war that's it for this video guys please be sure to comment subscribe

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