Daniel Pratt - Manipulation: 5 Books in 1- Bible of 5 Manuscripts in 1- Beginners Guide+ Tips and Tricks+ Simple and Effective Strategies+ Best Practices to learn Manipulation Techniques+ Advanced Strategies.

When you know what a man wants you know who he is, and how to move him.
George R.R. Martin , A Storm of Swords

Weve been practicing manipulation even before we learned fancy terms for it. As babies, we manipulated our way into being fed and put to sleep. As toddlers, we cried aloud for the toys we wanted until our parents relented. As teenagers, we manipulated out way into the hearts of our dates. As professionals, we try to have our way with just about everyone from our manager to co-workers to subordinates. Theres just escaping from practicing the art of manipulation in everyday life, whether we like it or not. Even when I convinced you to download this book, I resorted to manipulation in some form (or did I?).

What is Manipulation?

Manipulation is fundamentally the art of getting others to do exactly what you want them to not necessarily by paying attention to their desires or in extreme cases even harming them. It comprises a series of techniques such as charm, charisma, hypnotism, persuasion, trickery, coaxing, misinformation and much more.

The underlying objective of manipulation often is I need to trick people to lead them to give me precisely what I require or desire. However, not all forms of manipulation are bad. At times, they can be used positively to turn the game around and help you get what is rightfully yours or what youre being deprived. For instance, a stingy boss refuses to give you a promotion or pay raise thats been due for long. No forms of logical or meaningful persuasion work with him or her. In such circumstances, manipulation can be used in a positive manner to help you get what is rightfully yours.

Manipulation generally stems from a fundamental belief that your needs or desires are above everyone elses. You place yourself at the epicenter of the universe and believe everything revolves around your desires. It can be given a more positive twist when you realize that connect with other people and work towards aligning their desires with yours. In such a situation you will end up positively manipulating people into doing what is good for them and you. This way you are likely to end up on their side and theyll not feel like they are being fooled.

For instance if you think theres no one who can keep your date or partner happier than you, you try and align their desires with yours. You know you will keep them happy when they get married to you and vice-versa. There is a positive manipulation and persuasion, where he or she does not get the feeling that they are being tricked. You are in fact doing what is good for both him or her and you. As a person in love, you are trying to lead them into a powerful bond that you truly believe in. Is manipulation wrong here? Well, maybe not!

Unlike persuasion, manipulation occurs at a deeper and subconscious level. It is carried out by attempting to change to the fundamental beliefs and experiences of people to get them to do what we want. This can be done by using a variety of raw and sophisticated methods ranging from hypnotism to seduction or top-notch verbal skills. It is sometimes performed by distorting someones idea of reality to get them to think and do what we want them to. People will then start behaving and thinking about reality precisely as the manipulator wants them to.

Have you seen Shakespeares tragedies such as Macbeth or Othello?

He understood manipulation in human relationships, leadership and political ambitions before the term became popular.

Lady Macbeth absolutely manipulated her husband through a series of psychological techniques to kill King Duncan and take over the Scottish throne as its powerful ruler. He then launches into killing spree to guard himself against suspicion, doubt, and enmity, which leads him to become an example of tyranny. The bloodbath that follows and the ultimate civil war lead to the downfall and death of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

Lady Macbeth as well the witch sisters resort to major manipulation through the tale. They trick, goad, instigate and encourage Macbeth into performing horrific acts that ultimately seals his fate. They manipulate him into believing that he alone will be the king of the land, thus sowing a seed of ambition and hatred for Duncan, which eventually leads Macbeth to kill Duncan.

Another Shakespearean classic, Othello thrives on the plot of manipulation. The villain, an ambitious trickster, called lago creates the most vicious, deceptive and sophisticatedly manipulated plot for sowing the seeds of doubt in the mind of Othello against his love Desdemona.

He tricks Othello into believing that Desdemona is being unfaithful to him (Othello) through a series of carefully planned and manipulated scenarios. lago is believed to have had a fantastic insight into human psychology that he craftily used to have his way into power. He orchestrated a complicated plot to eliminate his arch-nemesis by leading Othello to believe that Casssio (Othellos favorite and most trusted lieutenant) is involved with Desdemona and thus being disloyal to his master. lago hopes to take Cassios place as Othellos chief lieutenant.