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If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.

- Robert Greene
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Robert Greene
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If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.

If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.

If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.

If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.

If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.

If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.

If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.

If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.

If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.

If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.

If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.

If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.

If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.

If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.

If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.