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The Art of Psychological Warfare

Mark B. Warring

The Art of Psychological Warfare

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Ever since physical violence became an unacceptable method of resolving disputes, and managing power conflicts, 'psychological warfare' has become part of our daily lives. Every relationship, at work and in life, exposes us to conflict: each person's self-interest clashes with that of everyone else, in a constant struggle for insufficient resources to satisfy everyone's desires. This book is about the psychological battles each of us face, every day, and provides us with a plan of action for learning how to pick our battles, how to fight them, and how to grow as people. It is a collection of tactics, which conclude with an all important, reassuring message: with due care and attention, we can withstand psychological attacks, alleviate the damage, and retaliate in kind.

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Analysis and key concepts

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The first step is to accept that, in our working and personal lives, we are in a state of permanent psychological warfare

02.

Self-interest rules the world, which makes aggression towards one another inevitable

03.

In today’s world, psychological warfare is the only possible form of conflict

04.

We need to pick our psychological battles carefully

05.

We can become more adept at dealing with psychological warfare, by working on ourselves

06.

When we shoot, we should always shoot to kill

07.

There are powerful people in our lives who are difficult to manage

08.

We should avoid conflict with our attachment figures

09.

In order to win, we must assess the battle conditions

10.

Chess is the most accurate metaphor for psychological warfare

11.

Four tactics to learn how to deal with a conflictual relationship

12.

The best way to deal with psychological conflict is to be ourselves

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Quotes

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Take-home message

01. The first step is to accept that, in our working and personal lives, we are in a state of permanent psychological warfare

Psychological warfare is part of our lives. Even though we are often unable to pinpoint which battles we are fighting, or do not fully understand what we are going through, this state of war is almost never ending. Every time someone contradicts us, proposes a different solution to ours, tries to undermine our position, or deliberately sends us into a state of panic, we are forced to think about what we want to gain from the confrontation, what our opponent wants to gain, how to protect ourselves from the attack, and how to respond. Each of these evaluations costs us time and energy.

02. Self-interest rules the world, which makes aggression towards one another inevitable

03. In today’s world, psychological warfare is the only possible form of conflict

04. We need to pick our psychological battles carefully

05. We can become more adept at dealing with psychological warfare, by working on ourselves

06. When we shoot, we should always shoot to kill

07. There are powerful people in our lives who are difficult to manage

08. We should avoid conflict with our attachment figures

09. In order to win, we must assess the battle conditions

10. Chess is the most accurate metaphor for psychological warfare

11. Four tactics to learn how to deal with a conflictual relationship

12. The best way to deal with psychological conflict is to be ourselves

13. Quotes

14. Take-home message

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Many useful tips to:

  • Manage our relationships with other people, at home and at work.
  • Understand how self-interest triggers psychological warfare.
  • Learn how to defend ourselves against attacks from other people.
  • Continue to grow, both in relationships, and as individuals.

Mark B. Warring is passionate about the psychology of relationships. His identity is founded on these principles, and under the banner of 'we are all human beings: imperfect, fragile, beautiful'. His mission is to help human beings survive and learn from the (psychological) battles we should have avoided and that get the better of us.

Publishing house:

Independently published

Year:

2021

Pages:

121

ISBN:

979-8706030407