At The Power Moves, we’ve spent years studying the hidden rules of power in dating, leadership, and high-value social networks. Our research, informed by psychology, […]
The Social Investment Model: A Unified Theory of Value, Investment, and Power Read More »
Most people either think too little of themselves and sell themselves short, fail to maximize their potential, and live subpar lives. Grandiose men, on the
Antifragile Grandiosity: How ‘Humble Grandiosity’ Makes You Powerful Read More »
The Self-Help Ceiling Effect™ refers to habits, skills, and advice that got you to your current level, but prevent you from moving to the next
Ceiling Effect: Why 99% of Self-Help Leads to Plateaus Read More »
Power protecting is specular and complementary to “self-defense”.
But instead of maintaining your own power, you ensure that others get to maintain theirs.
This is how you do it…
How to Show Respect, Maintain Rapport, & Influence People Read More »
Refers to intellectual power dynamics where the teacher is higher-power and the learner is lower-power and lower value
The Teacher-Pupil Frame: How Explaining Becomes a Power Move to Lower Your Status Read More »
The law of optimum balance™ states that the peak of effectiveness for many traits is to be found within the extremes, and that many traits
The Law of Optimum Balance: Why Too Much (or Too Little) of Any Good Trait Fails Read More »
