Bend Reality Until It Conforms

““Friedland taught Steve the reality distortion field,” said Kottke. “He was charismatic and a bit of a con man and could bend situations to his very strong will. He was mercurial, sure of himself, a little dictatorial. Steve admired that, and he became more like that after spending time with Robert.””

“if you act like you can do something, then it will work. I told him, ‘Pretend to be completely in control and people will assume that you are.’””