Law 8 — Make Other People Come to You — Use Bait if Necessary

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When you force the other person to act, you are the one in control. It is always better to make your opponent come to you, abandoning his own plans in the process. Lure him with fabulous gains — then attack. You hold the cards.

Direct application of Naval's specific-knowledge and leverage-types: pick the forum (your ground) where you outperform the counterparty. Once the counterparty is off their ground, their preparation evaporates and your preparation holds. The "bait" line is optional; the mobility frame is the load-bearing one.

Mobility + time-of-essence attacks: a higher-mobility actor benefits from a stationary adversary. Make them come to your ground, on your terms. Naval's leverage doctrine: pick the battlefield.

How it's structured

  1. Body (verbatim) When you force the other person to act, you are the one in control. It is always better to make your opponent come to you, abandoning his ow…
  2. Doctrine paraphrased Mobility + time-of-essence attacks: a higher-mobility actor benefits from a stationary adversary. Make them come to your ground, on your ter…
  3. Where this sits in the operator's spine Direct application of Naval's specific-knowledge and leverage-types: pick the forum (your ground) where you outperform the counterpart…

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