The 48 Laws of Power in Under 30 Minutes

In this video, I go over all 48 Laws of Power with images of characters or events from each chapter in the book. In case you need a recap, here are all 48 Laws of Power:

Law 1: Never outshine the master.
Law 2: Never put too much trust in friends; learn how to use enemies.
Law 3: Conceal your intentions.
Law 4: Always say less than necessary.
Law 5: So much depends on reputation - guard it with your life.
Law 6: Court attention at all costs.
Law 7: Get others to do the work for you, but always take credit.
Law 8: Make other people come to you - use bait if necessary.
Law 9: Win through your actions, never through argument.
Law 10: Infection: avoid the unhappy and unlucky.
Law 11: Learn to keep people dependent on you.
Law 12: Use selective honesty and generosity to disarm your victim.
Law 13: When asking for help, appeal to people's self-interest.
Law 14: Pose as a friend, work as a spy.
Law 15: Crush your enemy totally.
Law 16: Use absence to increase respect and honor.
Law 17: Keep others in suspended terror: cultivate an air of unpredictability.
Law 18: Do not build fortresses to protect yourself - isolation is dangerous.
Law 19: Know who you're dealing with - do not offend the wrong person.
Law 20: Do not commit to anyone.
Law 21: Play a sucker to catch a sucker - seem dumber than your mark.
Law 22: Use the surrender tactic: transform weakness into power.
Law 23: Concentrate your forces.
Law 24: Play the perfect courtier.
Law 25: Re-create yourself.
Law 26: Keep your hands clean.
Law 27: Play on people's need to believe to create a cult-like following.
Law 28: Enter action with boldness.
Law 29: Plan all the way to the end.
Law 30: Make your accomplishments seem effortless.
Law 31: Control the options: get others to play with the cards you deal.
Law 32: Play to people's fantasies.
Law 33: Discover each man's thumbscrew.
Law 34: Be royal in your fashion: act like a king to be treated like one.
Law 35: Master the art of timing.
Law 36: Disdain things you cannot have: ignoring them is the best revenge.
Law 37: Create compelling spectacles.
Law 38: Think as you like but behave like others.
Law 39: Stir up waters to catch fish.
Law 40: Despise the free lunch.
Law 41: Avoid stepping into a great man's shoes.
Law 42: Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter.
Law 43: Work on the hearts and minds of others.
Law 44: Disarm and infuriate with the mirror effect.
Law 45: Preach the need for change, but never reform too much at once.
Law 46: Never appear too perfect.
Law 47: Do not go past the mark you aimed for; in victory, learn when to stop.
Law 48: Assume formlessness.

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[Gauge]

It’s painful when you hear the law spoken out loud and flashback to times when someone used it against you or when you failed to use it yourself, leading to misery. Painful but necessary to hear.

[wnlicqg]

I recommend everyone to find the forbidden book titled Whispers of Manifestation on borlest it goes deep into all of this, and it changed my life

[OmniSphinx]

This is messed up but useful as well, it's woken me up to those around me using these tactics on me. I'll be using the 48 laws of power as a defence, not to attack the vulnerable. Thank you.

[laurenkil]

It’s better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war… For the first 35 years or so of my life I found it almost impossible to believe that people were calculated in social engagements. Like I just couldn’t believe that an average person would consciously manipulate a situation or a person for their own favor. Now that I am older it’s clear to me that many or maybe even most people do! I’ll be reading this book with my middle schooler this year. I hope it helps protect his soft heart in a way mine was not! ❤

[Youngdanny]

Law 49: learn to recognize when the previous 48 laws are being applied towards you.

[prnz]

Law 49: don't let others see or know that you are reading "The 48 Laws of Power"

[Bossx]

After listening to this multiple times and understanding each topic makes you understand how cryptic psychology is

[Aaa-dvoi]

Tbh this works so well for me because it shows me all of my faults socially (one of the most frustrating aspects of my life), ik this isn’t a guidebook of how to make actual friendships, because not all friends are envious if you find someone on your same wavelength, however this works for work environments like school, uni, or work. I’ve noticed many of these things in my reflections but hearing them out loud helps me organise all of those scrambled reflections

[MetalCrull]

I've read "The Prince" by Machiavelli lately and he says something like: "Even if you're good, you should know evil and know how to play dirty". Similarly I remember somewhere in Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Nietzsche a quote like: "There's a different between being benevolent and not having claws".

[KungenTV]

This is the perfect handbook for evil and versus evil. These are obviously tools for a sociopath, psychopath and a narcissist. Understand these rules will give you a protective shield against these people.

[jamesross]

You do not need to be evil to do good. I have been very successful applying the opposite of almost every precept in this commentary. Doing good and genuinely caring for others is a better and more satisfying way to live your life than figuring out ways to manipulate them. This video should be titled "How to Become a Sociopath."

[chosenundead]

21:07 "Law 38: Think as you like, but behave like others." 🔥

[stevelax]

I like Law #46 never appear too perfect. Envy can create silent enemies. You will constantly be under attack without notice because people love to try and burst your bubble.

[MsInsaneNMembrane]

Law 10 is one that is a top for me. Keeping unhappy ppl away is a key

[Falloutplayer]

This book isn't about becoming what it teaches you but being able to use these laws to not get manipulated and controlled by evil people.

[latitudepost]

This is all very interesting. I would like to add one point on the subject of Reputation. It is a powerful thing but also an incredibly fragile thing. People spend a lifetime building a reputation and yet it only takes a few seconds to destroy it.

[libertyboi]

These laws are important to keep in mind to understand day to day manipulation. Thank you, Robert, for compacting the laws into such a small size!

[willlinke]

Law ten is very profound in the sense that I was told at a young age that if you hang out with people who make excuses, complain about constant misfortune and choose misery over making beneficial changes or at least maintain a positive perspective; then it won’t be long before nothing is your fault, unluckier than most and stuck in a gutter with them. 😂

[JESSEXTO]

I just stumbled upon your channel & I cannot wait to binge watch everything in the AM.

[amugaeshiz]

This stuff is deep, and makes me reflect on times I had difficult times dealing with things that happen in life and how I could've better dealt with those situations.