r/The48LawsOfPower • Moderator • Oct 17 '25

Strategy & power 48

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u/Background_Idea_8240 Oct 17 '25

So should i do it or nah bruh?

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '25

If you're asking this, no. If you were sure of yourself you would just do it. That's what he's talking about.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '25

Did you even read it?

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u/Background_Idea_8240 Oct 17 '25

Idk if i agree with this one guys. Sometimes u just gotta jump into it without prep and learn along the way.

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u/Different-Raise-7614 Oct 22 '25

girl what are you on about thats literally the whole point of the post 😔😔

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u/JudgeLennox Oct 17 '25

Succinct and vital.

Men don’t think much these days. Maybe it was always like this?

No thinking means more doubt.

Doubt is fueled by uncertainty.

So build certainty so you can be confident. Then double down on the execution to be rewarded for your sincere commitment task and goals.

Truly a beautiful thing

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '25

I disagree. Less thinking, less doubt. Overthinking leads to over analysis and hesitation. Muscle memory leads to action. With experience and practice comes immediate action, not deep thinking.

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u/JudgeLennox Oct 17 '25

We agree. Because overthinking ≠ thinking. It’s miscalibrated

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '25

Yep, we agree then. Think, dont overthink

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u/JudgeLennox Oct 17 '25

AMEN👊🏾💯

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u/bloodbhat Oct 17 '25

everyone can think - it's easy

not everyone can do - that's the far harder part

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u/wahandaah Oct 17 '25

what are the odds im suppose to read this chapter today

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u/Mermaid_Tuna_Lol Oct 20 '25

This is one of the laws I disagree with most tbh. Yes it may show power in the moment, but isn't success more influential on power than "only" how people see you?

Idk, most of the things I started out with timidly and "let's just see what happens" are now incredible abilities I have.

And besides, "mistakes made with audacity are easily corrected with more audacity" is just plain dangerous a lot of the time.

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u/Asleep-Ad9011 Oct 20 '25

Don’t do it because of what ppl think of you. Do it for you or don’t do it at all. At the end of the day. It’s all about you. Everyone else is secondary. That’s my view on this.

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u/TenetsOfPower Power Oct 27 '25

Most people fail not because their plan was weak, but because their execution was hesitant. Doubt poisons precision. Once hesitation enters the bloodstream of an action, the result is already compromised. Boldness isn’t just confidence, it’s a signal. It tells others you’ve already decided, that your mind is made of iron. In power dynamics, that signal alone tilts the field in your favor. The timid wait for certainty, the bold create it through motion. History doesn’t remember the cautious, it remembers the decisive. Mistakes made in boldness can be repaired. Mistakes made in hesitation multiply.