My Take on: The 48 Laws Of Power

There has been a lot of talk recently about this book in social media and online in general. There are many opinions about "The 48 Laws of Power" book. To be honest, I had this book in my to-read-list for a while. But, I have not read it in full until now.

I started coming across some opinions about the book that describe it as an evil book! I mean really? It is found in libraries, and a lot of people have read it already. If I remember correctly, this was among the best seller books at some time.

Anyway, I have decided to go through a summary of the book to see what it is all about. Why all this fuss about it.

I have to say in the beginning that, I am not promoting the book or demotivating anyone who wants to read it in here. It is just an opinion at the end. But, I think it is good to mention for anyone who reads any book, should end up with making an opinion about the ideas that he read. It is not necessarily a 100% agreeing situation.

Let's get into it,

Basically, the book (hence the name) has a list of 48 laws that will lead you to gain power (socially). I have gone through them, and I found that I agree with some and others, are debatable to me.

For instance, if we take the technique of absence which is mentioned. I agree with the way that the writer has portrayed the idea that, if something is available all the time, it starts to lose some value. I think it is only fair to say that someone might think of something that would hold a certain value even if it is available 24/7. But still, if you lose that thing, it would make sense that it will gain extra value. I am not saying that it is half true, half false. I think it is more of a situational thing.

I know that this a famous book and some people might want to read. So, I am not going to mention a lot in here about it. I am going to conclude with saying, that whether it is this book or any other book. The knowledge that one would gain in life in general (whether it is from experience or books), should be used for a good cause.