# The Power Paradox  ## Metadata - Author: [[Dacher Keltner]] - Full Title: The Power Paradox - Category: #books ## Highlights - POWER PRINCIPLES PRINCIPLE #1 Power is about altering the states of others. PRINCIPLE #2 Power is part of every relationship and interaction. PRINCIPLE #3 Power is found in everyday actions. PRINCIPLE #4 Power comes from empowering others in social networks. PRINCIPLE #5 Groups give power to those who advance the greater good. PRINCIPLE #6 Groups construct reputations that determine the capacity to influence. PRINCIPLE #7 Groups reward those who advance the greater good with status and esteem. PRINCIPLE #8 Groups punish those who undermine the greater good with gossip. PRINCIPLE #9 Enduring power comes from empathy. PRINCIPLE #10 Enduring power comes from giving. PRINCIPLE #11 Enduring power comes from expressing gratitude. PRINCIPLE #12 Enduring power comes from telling stories that unite. PRINCIPLE #13 Power leads to empathy deficits and diminished moral sentiments. PRINCIPLE #14 Power leads to self-serving impulsivity. PRINCIPLE #15 Power leads to incivility and disrespect. PRINCIPLE #16 Power leads to narratives of exceptionalism. PRINCIPLE #17 Powerlessness involves facing environments of continual threat. PRINCIPLE #18 Stress defines the experience of powerlessness. PRINCIPLE #19 Powerlessness undermines the ability to contribute to society. PRINCIPLE #20 Powerlessness causes poor health. ([Location 197](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0186PAI7U&location=197)) - Tags: [[blue]] - In 1938, with Fascism taking hold in Europe, the English philosopher Bertrand Russell observed that “the fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same sense that Energy is the fundamental concept in physics…. The laws of social dynamics are laws which can only be stated in terms of power.” ([Location 271](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0186PAI7U&location=271)) - Tags: [[blue]] - Reputation is the judgment of an individual’s character arrived at by a social collective. At its core, reputation is about character, trust, and integrity, or the capacity to advance the greater good. ([Location 658](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0186PAI7U&location=658)) - Tags: [[blue]] - Schandmasken, ([Location 674](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0186PAI7U&location=674)) - Tags: [[blue]]