- Entering the Dragon's Cave. (NEW!)
- "I have a funny little habit... I like to eat." - Mike Hammer, Private Eye.
- Leverage isn't something you really have until you really have it.
- "Let them eat...Brownie."
- Paying attention to subtleties.
- Perception is reality.
- You eat what you kill.
-The chicken comes first!
-Killing birds and tapping wells
Step 2: Using Words Creatively
- It's all abstract until there's an abstract. (NEW!)
- Logic does not always prevail. (NEW!)
- Zen and the Art of the Inter-office Memo.
- Saying isn't doing.
- "When I make a word do a lot of work like that, I always pay it extra."
- Humpty Dumpty in Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass.
- "If you're not sure of something to say, don't say it."
- "I can be very friendly."
Step 3: Strategic Silence
- Don't drink from the Kool-Aid!
- Confucius says: "If I show you one corner of the room, I do not want to
have to show you the other three."
- What has been said, and what has not been said. What has been done,
and what has not been done.
Step 4: The Way of Anti-Structure
- "Throwing High Heat." - Sal Maglie, baseball player (NEW!)
- "Time, time time is on my side..." (NEW!)
- I study and teach Self Power, but believe in Other Power.
- Sometimes you just can't fight fire with water.
- Learn how to become a "Road Hermit."
- "Finite players play within boundaries, and infinite players play with
boundaries." - James P. Carse, Finite and Infinite Games.
- "Power isn't something you're given, it's something you take."
Step 5: Untitled
- "Snapshots of Apache poets searching through the ruins for a glimpse
of Buddha." - Bob Dylan, liner notes to Planet Waves.
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