The Laws of Human Nature in English
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Acknowledgments
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Acknowledgments First and foremost, I would like to thank Anna Biller for her assistance on so many aspects of this book—including her deft editi...
Meditate on Our Common Mortality
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meditate on Our Common Mortality The Law of Death Denial Most of us spend our lives avoiding the thought of death. Instead, the inevitability of de...
Seize the Historical Moment
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Seize the Historical Moment The Law of Generational Myopia You are born into a generation that defines who you are more than you can imagine.
See the Hostility Behind the Friendly Facade
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
See the Hostility Behind the Friendly Facade The Law of Aggression On the surface, the people around you appear so polite and civilized. But benea...
Make Them Want to Follow You
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Make Them Want to Follow You The Law of Fickleness Although styles of leadership change with the times, one constant remains: people are always amb...
Resist the Downward Pull of the Group
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Resist the Downward Pull of the Group The Law of Conformity We have a side to our character that we are generally unaware of—our social personali...
Advance with a Sense of Purpose
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Advance with a Sense of Purpose The Law of Aimlessness Unlike animals, with their instincts to guide them past dangers, we humans have to rely upon...
Reconnect to the Masculine or Feminine Within You
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reconnect to the Masculine or Feminine Within You The Law of Gender Rigidity All of us have masculine and feminine qualities—some of this is gene...
Know Your Limits
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Know Your Limits The Law of Grandiosity We humans have a deep need to think highly of ourselves. If that opinion of our goodness, greatness, and br...
Beware the Fragile Ego
05 Feb 2025
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Beware the Fragile Ego The Law of Envy We humans are naturally compelled to compare ourselves with one another.
Confront Your Dark Side
04 Feb 2025
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Confront Your Dark Side The Law of Repression People are rarely who they seem to be. Lurking beneath their polite, af able exterior is inevitably...
Change Your Circumstances by Changing Your Attitude
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Change Your Circumstances by Changing Your Attitude The Law of Self-sabotage Each of us has a particular way of looking at the world, of interpret...
Soften People’s Resistance by Confirming Their Self-opinion
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Soften People’s Resistance by Confirming Their Self-opinion The Law of Defensiveness Life is harsh and people competitive. We naturally must loo...
Elevate Your Perspective
01 Feb 2025
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Elevate Your Perspective The Law of Shortsightedness It is in the animal part of your nature to be most impressed by what you can see and hear in t...
Become an Elusive Object of Desire
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Become an Elusive Object of Desire The Law of Covetousness Absence and presence have very primal ef ects upon us.
Determine the Strength of People’s Character
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Determine the Strength of People’s Character The Law of Compulsive Behavior When choosing people to work and associate with, do not be mesmerize...
See Through People’s Masks
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
See Through People’s Masks The Law of Role-playing People tend to wear the mask that shows them of in the best possible light—humble, confident...
Transform Self-Love Into
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Transform Self-love into Empathy The Law of Narcissism We all naturally possess the most remarkable tool for connecting to people and attaining soc...
Master Your Emotional Self
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Master Your Emotional Self The Law of Irrationality you like to imagine yourself in control of your fate, consciously planning the course of your ...
Introduction
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction If you come across any special trait of meanness or stupidity . . . you must be careful not to let it annoy or distress you, but to loo...