20 Social Relationship Power Plays

01. Hold on to leverage—so they can guard against you turning on them.
02. Use provocation—it’s to push you into making mistakes.
03. Playing the victim—it’s to force you to yield.
04. Cast a long line—it’s to hook your trust.
05. Keep you waiting—it’s to blunt your sharpness.
06. Pretend to be innocent—it’s trying to turn around and bite you back.
07. Offer small kindnesses—it’s trading for your big loss.
08. Praise you too much—it’s to flatter you into being set up.
09. Talk secrets—it’s to pull you into choosing sides.
10. Give you a choice—it’s to get you into the situation.
11. Act clueless—it’s to evade responsibility.
12. Bring up old matters—it’s to exploit your weak spot.
13. Create scarcity—it’s to lure your desire.
14. Expose weak points—it’s to dismantle your defenses.
15. Argue over right and wrong—it’s to drain your energy.
16. Put labels on you—it’s to固ify your image.
17. Speak softly—it’s asking you to compromise.
18. Show off your connections—it’s forcing you to rely on them.
19. Help with a small favor—it’s to accumulate favors owed to you.
20. Talk about feelings—it’s to steer clear of interests.