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Charme and Charisma are closely tied together but there still are a few differences, though so minor that we are going to ignore them for the sake of this post.

Charme is important to charm your opposite, be it male or female, into agreeing with you. One could say that charme makes people say yes. Even if you didn't ask a question.

There are a few things that play together:

• Your attractiveness level, including grooming, smell, clothing.
  
  
• Your power & status, but also knowledge and expertise fall under this category.
  
  
• Authority & calmness
  
  
• Your body language & confidence.
  
  
• Your humour.
  
  
• Empathy & your presence in the here and now. Ergo listening without becoming distracted.
  
  
• Your agreeability and likableness.
  
  There is no denying that a powerful person always has more charme than his inferiors. There have been studies where actors assumed the same body language and were equally attractive, were paired up against a powerful person. The effects of charme and humour were measured and it turned out that the powerful person scored much better.
  
  Now how can you learn to be more charming? My book recommendations that cover every important aspect would be:
  
  
• The Art of Seduction
  
  
• How to Win Friends & Influence People
  
  
• The Definite Book of Body Language
  
  
• The Charisma Myth
  
  This covers everything except for humour but I fear I can not help you with that. In my opinion, you either have humour, or you don't but many people claim that humour is a learnable skill. Anyway, it was never of interest to me but I am sure that you will find some sources teaching the art of humour.

> Wouldn't want to cross your path :-)
Thanks, that really helps and opens up some valuable insights for me!

:) Remember the most crucial rule of all: Be Flexible. If you try something and it's not working or get's a reaction you don't want, know when to change tactics.

> Do you mean The Art of Influence by Chris Widener? Or The Art of Persuasion by Bob Burg?

I meant Influence the psychology of persuasion by robert cialdini (https://www.amazon.ca/influence-Psychology-Robert-PhD-Cialdini/dp/006124189X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497130874&sr=8-1&keywords=influence)

Taiko by Eiji Yoshikawa.

It is historical fiction; an astonishingly complete and well-researched look at the Machiavellian cunning of a man who rose from impoverished youngster to supreme dominant warlord of all Japan.

Superb writing.

Merry Christmas.

Regards,

Ivan

www.darktriadman.com

That's pretty much the premise of mastery he essentially lays out the process of learning a skill at an accelerated pace. But that may not be the exact book you're looking for, I recommend focus if you're looking to understand the more technical side of learning.

A book with specific steps and techniques for gaining the upperhand is Get Anyone to Do What You Want by David Lieberman. I highly recommend it.

How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott Adams

I just looked up the release date in Canada for both Amazon and Penguin Random House, and it says October 23rd (I couldn't find anything about India). I can only assume you're talking about pirated online versions.

r/https://www.amazon.ca/Laws-Human-Nature-Robert-Greene/dp/0525428143

r/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/317474/the-laws-of-human-nature-by-robert-greene/9780525428145

Try this book: Thinking Strategically The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life by Avinash K. Dixit and Barry J. Nalebuff

https://www.amazon.com/Laws-Human-Nature-Robert-Greene-ebook/dp/B07BJLX414

My theory is once you've gained complete control of a group. Enough control to work towards dominating other groups. But at that point you're no longer playing politics, you're at war. Good thing he wrote the 33 strategies of war.

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>"war is the continuation of politics by other means" -Carl von Clausewitz

I picked up this book three years ago and recently found out it was released two years before I was born. I sometimes read the new reviews on Amazon or the comment section in this video to see peoples first reaction to what they learn.

It puts into perspective how limited my understanding of the world is.

Like what other things am I missing out on?