Lucio Buffalmano's Blog, page 17
February 8, 2023
10 Ways to Maintain Power When Executing Orders
Saying “no” to someone can be difficult.
But even more difficult is to say “yes” and execute their tasks, orders, or requests without losing power.
In this article, you will learn how to execute tasks and orders, while maintaining power.
1. Execute With Low-Effort: Sprezzatura
Sometimes, you’ll have to do what someone else says. But if you execute high-power, you’re still goodA good chunk of your power loss is in the effort it takes you to execute.
As per power dynamics princi...
February 2, 2023
Girl Wash Your Face: Summary & Review
Girl Wash Your Face is a mix of Rachel Hollis’s autobiography and self-help advice, which includes empowering mindsets such as a sense of ownership, the belief that we can change our condition, and that the Lord will find a way for us.
Bullet SummaryWe have all been fed a bunch of lies about what we can’t or can’t doWash your face and wake up to the reality of life: you’re in charge and can do whatever you pleasePeople will treat you like you allow them to: demand the respect you...January 28, 2023
Real World Seduction 2.0 by Swinggcat: Review
Real World Seduction 2.0 is a 19-chapter book on dating and seduction in which Swinggcat, the author, teaches how to seduce a woman starting from the approach to intimacy.
Bullet SummaryBecome a high-value man: work on yourself to build the attributes and characteristics women wantFrame yourself as the prizeSelect your targets: avoid the women who aren’t open to being seducedFull SummaryAbout The Author:
Swinggcat was one of the early innovators of “The Game” and a m...
January 24, 2023
Designing Your Career by Elaine Welteroth (Masterclass): Review
Elaine Welteroth Teaches Designing Your Career is a 15-lesson online course on career-building in which Elaine Welteroth, the course instructor, teaches how to custom design a career path.
Full SummaryAbout The Professor:
After a decade in her dream job as editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, award-winning journalist Elaine Welteroth realized she had other dreams worth pursuing. Now, the New York Times bestselling author, talk show host, and judge on the new Project Runway is teaching you h...
January 22, 2023
17 Signs of Gaslighting & How to Deal With Them Effectively
Gaslighting is a cluster of covert power moves, manipulation, and abuse techniques to maintain power, “win”, or control someone to keep them into lose-wins toxic relationships.
Intro: What’s GaslightingGaslighting means to confuse a victim into losing sight of what’s true, relevant, fair, or in the victim’s best interest.
At the most extreme level, gaslighting’s confusion and reality distortions go beyond a specific topic or issue and engulf the victim’s whole sense of reality.
...What Is Gaslighting? 17 Signs (& Solutions)
Gaslighting is a cluster of covert power moves, manipulation, and abuse techniques to maintain power, “win”, or control someone to keep them into lose-wins toxic relationships.
Intro: What’s GaslightingGaslighting means to confuse a victim into losing sight of what’s true, relevant, fair, or in the victim’s best interest.
At the most extreme level, gaslighting’s confusion and reality distortions go beyond a specific topic or issue and engulf the victim’s whole sense of reality.
...January 18, 2023
The Book of Joy: Summary & Review
The Book Of Joy shares some of the conversations and insights on joy and suffering as emerged from a 7-day meeting between the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, two of the world’s most influential spiritual leaders.
Bullet SummarySuffering is inevitable and that’s OKWe can always choose what things mean to us and how we react to our circumstancesThere are many ways in which we can help cultivate joy in our livesFull SummaryAbout the Authors:
Lhamo Thondup is the 14th and ...
January 13, 2023
The Total Money Makeover: Summary & Review
The Total Money Makeover is a personal finance book in which author Davey Ramsey presents his program for freeing yourself from debt and money worries by changing your mindsets and behaviors. Ramsey recommends paying your debts, avoiding new debt, paying with cash only, saving for emergencies, and investing.
Bullet SummaryPay all your debts Avoid taking up new debtSave up & investFull SummaryAbout The Author:
Dave Ramsey is an American radio show host and a personal fin...
January 9, 2023
Power Protecting: How to Keep Win-Win With High-Value People
Power protecting is a foundational concept of power dynamics for social and life effectiveness.
In this article, we will learn what power protecting is, and how you can use it to become more effective in life.
At its core, power protecting is about keeping people empowered. Power protecting sub-communicates you’re a good person to be close to (either a friend, ally, or partner)INTROWe define power protecting as:
Approaches, strategies, and techniques that protect and maintain o...
January 3, 2023
15 Minutes to a Better Interview: Summary & Review
In 15 Minutes to a Better Interview company recruiter Russell Tuckerton teaches readers how to interview effectively.
About the Author:
Russell Tuckerton, a pen name for the author, says that he has been interviewing as a hiring manager for decades in both big corporations (Microsoft) and startups.
Tuckerton says it’s best to learn how to interview from hiring managers because they are the ones who make the final decisions -as opposed to HR personnel who just do the first screening-.
