{"id":1087,"date":"2019-09-18T08:19:35","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T12:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=1087"},"modified":"2022-03-04T16:57:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T20:57:15","slug":"48-laws-of-power-law-8-make-other-people-come-to-you-use-bait-if-necessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/48-laws-of-power-law-8-make-other-people-come-to-you-use-bait-if-necessary\/","title":{"rendered":"Law 8: Make Other People Come to You\u2014Use Bait if Necessary (48 Laws of Power)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Overview of Law #8: <\/strong>Make Other People Come to You\u2014Use Bait if Necessary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Make your opponent come to you. When you force others to act, you\u2019re in control. Bait them, then attack. Make other people come to you\u2014use bait if necessary.
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Principles<\/strong> of Law 8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What does it mean to make other people come to you, using bait if necessary? Many people achieve power through aggression, but it has a downside. As you continue to use aggression as your main tactic you have to launch attacks in all directions at a growing number of enemies. This becomes tiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, you\u2019re no longer in complete control \u2014 you\u2019re reacting to your enemies without calculating the consequences, rather than planning several moves ahead.
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Power comes from acting effectively, not simply aggressively<\/strong>. Often, it\u2019s more effective to lay traps, then wait for them to work. You win for the long term (the war) rather than the short term (the battle).
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Instead of reacting to your opponents, maintain the initiative by making them react to you  \u2014 this keeps them on the defensive. Put another way, when you make people come to you, you\u2019re in control of the situation.<\/strong>
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To make other people come to you, using bait if necessary, you must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n