The War Of Words
Description: Common man, Uncommon Dreams
In matters of heart vs mind, for me, the heart wins. Naval Ravikant famously said ‘play long-term games with long-term people’. What I am thinking this morning is a conflict related to this. Of course, Naval put this out perhaps in the context of picking business partners and associates. My dilemma isn’t the same. But I like to build relations before business. Be it the nearby cafe or the guard at the parking lot.
So should one attempt to play long-term games with short-term people? There are many transactions in life that are short-term. Often just one-time. Should one seek a long-term player on the other end for these transactions too?
Think of a used car salesman. Should one just see the car they are buying and make the trade based on due diligence? Or also assess if the salesman is trustworthy? I find it extremely difficult to do such transactions without establishing trust in the counterparty unless it is something as basic as buying a cheap earring from a roadside vendor.
The War Of Words