Gaining & Maintaining Power: A Reading List
Power & Manipulation
48 Laws of Power by Robert Green
The Prince by Machiavelli
Games People Play: The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis by Eric Berne
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Power: Why Some People Have It - And Others Don't by Jeffrey Pfeffer
The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success by Kevin Dutton
Charisma & Social Skills
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson
How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships by Leil Lowndes
The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism by Olivia Fox Cabane
Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People by Vanessa Van Edwards
Never Eat Alone, And the Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi
The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over by Jack Schafer
Persuasion
The Art of Seduction by Robert Green
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter by Scott Adams
Pre-Suasion: Channeling Attention for Change by Robert Cialdini
Win Your Case: How to Present, Persuade, and Prevail, Every Place, Every Time by Gerry Spence
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard Thaler
Methods of Persuasion: How to Use Psychology to Influence Human Behavior by Nick Kolenda
You Can Read Anyone: Never Be Fooled, Lied to, or Taken Advantage of Again by David Lieberman
Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change by Kerry Patterson
Psychology
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
The Art of Choosing by Sheena Iyengar
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Green
Philosophy and Mindset
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Letters from a Stoic by Seneca
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Mastery by Robert Green
The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Taleb
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia
Public Speaking, Rhetoric, and Debating
Rhetoric by Aristotle
How to Argue & Win Every Time by Gerry Spence
The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking by Dale Carnegie
The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie
Talk Like TED: The 9 Public Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds by Carmine Gallo
Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion by George Thompson, PhD
Thank You for Arguing by Jay Heinrichs
p.s. a lot of these can be found on z-library.
xoxo ❤️
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Recently reblogged that whole 'astarion-would-buy-you-giant-bouquets-to-show-his-love' post, and it got me thinking-- while I, personally, don't think he would do anything that saccharine to show his affection, what would he do?
Without further ado, things I think Astarion would actually do to show his affection:
Headbutt you
Randomly bite you
Bring you the exsanguinated corpses of your enemies
Curl up into you
Brush/braid/tend to your hair
Embroider something for you
Create a poison for you
Make sure you go to bed
Sit with you while you eat
Help you make selfish choices you're unwilling to make for yourself
Tell someone off for you
Cool you down on a hot day
Show you off to others
Unabashed, over-the-top flirting
In private, weird and sincere compliments
This is just how I interpret his character of course, so I love to see how others show his affection!!
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10 BL Boys That I Want "Carnally"
I was tagged by the lovely @my-rose-tinted-glasses ❤ (i know that you know part of the boys i'm gonna put here but thanks for remembering and tagging me anyways 😅🥰❤)
ALSO, WHY STOP AT 10? sorry but not for me 🤷♀️😇😏 this has not particular order btw.
King (Bed Friend) - Played by Net Siraphop
Phaya (The Sign) - Played by Billy Patchanon
Babe (Pit Babe) - Played by Pavel Naret
Payu (Love in the air) - Played by Boss Chaikamon
Teena (Playboyy) - Played by Kaowoat Supasin
Win (Between us) - Played by Boun Noppanut
Jeng (Step by Step) - Played by Man Trisanu
Tew (My dear gangster oppa) - Played by Meen Nichakoon
Hia Lian (Cutie pie) - Played by Zee Pruk
Alex Claremont Diaz (Red White and Royal Blue) - Played by Taylor Zakhar Perez
Choi Jun (Jun & Jun) - Played by Ki Hyun Woo
Day (Love Syndrome III) - Played by Long Lee
Joke (Hidden Agenda) - Played by Joong Archen
Peter Lue (Chains of heart) - Played by Boom Raweewit
i'll add a bonus just cause it's Jeff
Kim Theerapanyakul (KinnPorsche) - Played by Jeff Satur
idk who already did this so ignore if you did: @bellepark @25shadesoffebruary @ueasking @alexshenry @sparklyeyedhimbo @smileytharn @khaotunq @khaotunqs @khaotungsfirst @markpakin @celestial-sapphicss (feel free to ignore 😘)
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ur legend headcanons, hand em over (/nf ofc ^^)
we're doing a relationships list!
legend and wild: wild gets on legend's nerves faster than he would care to admit. he feels for the kid, almost to the point of stepping on eggshells around him, but sweet hylia his "no map no problem" attitude makes legend want to rip his hair out. legend isn't afraid to snark at wild's bad decisions, but he cares for him and wants to see him safe just like the rest.
legend and sky: legend tries really hard to respect sky as his senior, and isn't sure what to do when sky fluctuates between vulnerable and godkiller. sky is also good at offering nonjudgmental cuddles, even when legend is in a prickly mood.
legend and wind: unfortunately for legend, the big brother role doesn't exactly come naturally to him. also unfortunately for legend, he has no idea how to react when wind big brothers him. legend also has a lot of respect for wind, child hero to child hero. to balance things out, legend treats wind like an equal unless wind explicitly asks otherwise.
legend and time: legend is quite happy to relinquish the leader role to somebody who more looks the part. they usually let each other do their own thing until something goes wrong, then one will feel horribly guilty for not noticing sooner. legend is glad to be time's equal but sometimes he finds himself needing a dad figure, which time is surprised but grateful to provide.
legend and hyrule: legend definitely has a soft spot for hyrule. the kid can be softspoken but with a secret sass to rival even his predecessor. legend trusts hyrule to take care of him, and does his best to return the favor.
legend and four: legend and four get along very well, whether they're infodumping at each other or quietly reading books together. legend enjoys talking to four, who is emotionally intelligent enough to help the veteran sort out his feelings. the colors are very fond of legend as well, especially red.
legend and twilight: legend is a bit wary of twilight at first, but relaxes when he learns that twilight is a gentle giant in both forms (relatively speaking of course, legend just happens to be tiny compared to twilight and even wolfie). legend shies away from the rancher's attempts to big brother him, but enjoys his company as a friend. legend hopes to get to know twilight better, and spend some quality time that doesn't involve one party grievously injured.
legend and warriors: legend has a lot of respect and trust for warriors, as a brother and a leader. it took some work, with legend uneasy around the confident knight, but now they're practically inseparable. legend's constant quips aimed at the captain are a barely-disguised sign of the connection that not many of the others notice they have.
legend and malon: legend isn't used to having a motherly figure in his life, and malon fills an emptiness that he wasn't even aware of. malon is quick to earn legend's trust, and skilled at soothing his worries. legend is very impressed by her ability to practically run the farm by herself.
legend and ravio: after koholint, legend was convinced that he could never feel close to someone again. he was only partially right, as he found himself in a not-quite-romantic relationship with the bunny who stole his heart. legend's barriers have to broken, as he is working on believing that he and his partner can truly be safe and happy together.
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