These posts are influenced by the following authors.

Plato

• The Corrupt Mind

Niccolo Machiavelli

• Reputation
• Trust
• Rules
• Appearance
• Appear to be Virtuous
• The Ends Justify The Means 

Baltasar Gracián

• Man’s Life is Warfare Against the Malice of Men
• The Art of Deception
• Keep the Imagination under Control
• Find Each Man’s Thumbscrew
• Keep Matters for a Time in Suspense 
• Avoid Victories Over Superiors 
• BE SPOTLESS
• A MAN OF RECTITUDE
• AVOID THE UNLUCKY
• USE BUT DO NOT ABUSE CUNNING
• SHOW YOUR TEETH
• BE ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN
• MAKE USE OF YOUR ENEMIES
• REALITY AND APPEARANCE
• NEVER HAVE A COMPANION WHO CASTS YOU IN THE SHADE

Mark Twain

• Lessons from The Retired Artist

Carl Jung

• The Need to Deceive

Robert Cialdini

• Reciprocity

Robert Greene

• The Law of Scarcity
• The Courtier
• How to Build Self Control?
• Be Spotless
• The Siren 
• The Rake 

Rollo Tomassi

• ONEitis 

Friedrich Nietzsche

• Blindly Furious Diligence

Jordan Peterson

• How The Weak Link Deceives

Michael Lewis

• What if? 

Thomas Hobbes

• The Elimination of Self

Aristotle 

• • On Tyranny 

Arthur Schopenhauer

• Making Use of Knowledge