The Laws of Human Nature

Or perhaps we fall in love with a person who is precisely the wrong type for us and we know it, but we cannot help ourselves.

You must learn how to exploit this. If you can somehow create the impression that others desire you or your work, you will pull people into your current without having to say a word or impose yourself. They will come to you. You must strive to surround yourself with this social aura, or at least create the illusion.

In general, people will want to see more of you, want to see less of you, or be rather indifferent. They may fluctuate among the three states, but they will tend to veer toward one. They will reveal this in how quickly they respond to your emails or texts, their body language on first seeing you, and the overall tone they take in your presence.

Develop your sense of self-worth from internal standards and not incessant comparisons.

Nous is a force that permeates the universe, creating meaning and order.

The family of Karl Lagerfeld, the current Chanel creative director, did not inherit its money but made it in the most bourgeois fashion, contrary to the stories he has told.

Their health and finances are ruined and they become completely dependent on doctors or outside financiers.

If they were truly self-reliant, they would know the importance of delegating on a lower level to maintain control on the higher level, but something else is stirring within—the Shadow.

those of others less, particularly when it comes to your areas of expertise, to the field you have immersed yourself in

Show the Shadow