The Rules of Acquisition, No. 855 to No. 871.

855^th Rule: Deceit is always all the more appropriate an action to perform when in a better position to be actively deceived.

 

856^th Rule: As many ways to progress that are unnecessary must be eliminated in planning to find a way to progress that works.

 

857^th Rule: Taking no risks wherever that would only open you up to other risks cannot be a viable option to pursue.

 

858^th Rule: Minimize the risks that can be minimized and be prepared to take high levels of risk where they cannot be only wherever it is acceptable.

 

859^th Rule: The risk which puts everything on the line which is also unnecessary to take is always one risk too many to be realistically entertained.

 

860^th Rule: The only purpose of taking risks is to be able to take the appropriate risk that gives the best chance of success in achieving a known goal.

 

861^st Rule: If something cannot be done then that constraint should be tested thoroughly to see if you have limited your thinking unnecessarily.

 

862^nd Rule: Advantages shall need to be nurtured and appreciated when held or they will lose their immediate usefulness.

 

863^rd Rule: Always remain able to decide whether or not you like where you are going.

 

864^th Rule: Always remain able to decide whether or not you have something relevant you can do next.

 

865^th Rule: Working towards an end shall always remain a more powerful mover of events than waiting to see what happens next.

 

866^th Rule: The opportunity to be ineffective shall remain almost limitless, unless you are clear about how to set about exploiting an opportunity.

 

867^th Rule: Provided that honesty is maintained about the causes of a previous success are adhered to then they may also be renewed.

 

868^th Rule: Good habits may persist as tenaciously as bad ones but to keep them so they will also need understanding just as much.

 

869^th Rule: The quality of decisions taken rather than the speed they were taken will matter most to the results of decision-making.

 

870^th Rule: To be understood complexity may be broken down into its constituent parts, and once understood only then be manipulated for your own ends.

 

871^st Rule: Once understood complexity may be manipulated for your own ends, but only if those ends are integrated into a plan of action.