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Trump's unpredictability is powerful because it paralyzes opponents, distracts them from backstage implementation, and preserves flexibility.
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Trump's unpredictability is powerful because it paralyzes opponents, distracts them from backstage implementation, and preserves flexibility.
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Caesar's decision to give up a triumph for the consulship shows that his opponents underestimated him because he understood their expectations better than they understood him.
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Jiang defines the third and strangest element as multiple personalities: the ability of leaders like Putin and Stalin to embody multiple selves and therefore be unpredictable.
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"...agent. Now, what makes him a very powerful agent is his unpredictability. Today, he's like, I'm going to nuke Iran."
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"...It's all a show, okay? And there are three reasons why unpredictability is so powerful. The first reason is that it's paralyzing. Paralyzing just..."
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"So, it paralyzes enemies. It distracts his enemies. And he's able to maintain maximum flexibility in his actions. Okay? And that's why he's so..."
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"And they develop, you can use this phrase, Caesar derangement. Syndrome. Okay? They have decided that they will do whatever they can to destroy..."
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"And so he feels important to act. Okay? So it's intuition. Second is imagination. So Putin and Stalin both have a strategic imagination, which..."
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"What are these three words? How can Stalin get Hitler to invade Russia? What are the three words that Stalin can say to Hitler?..."
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"The ability to be multiple individuals at once. And that's how Stalin was able to win World War II, and this is why Putin..."
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"...in the world shares these three skills, okay? The first is unpredictability. People cannot predict. They cannot predict how you will behave. You are..."
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"...guys? To do well in life, you need these three skills. Unpredictability. No one knows how you think. No one knows how you behave...."
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"...the movie. And this is what leads to these three things. Unpredictability, high stress tolerance, and lack of empathy. Okay? Another word for dissociation..."
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Julius Caesar was not only a general or politician.
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