from How To Play Poker by David Axelrod
The Situation: You’re dealt a non-suited 3, 8.
My Recommendation: The chance of you winning the hand is very low. You should fold. We have to deal with the world as we find it.
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The Situation: You’re dealt two aces.
My Recommendation: The chance of you winning the hand is not certain. You should fold. We have to deal with the world as we find it
from How To Drive In Traffic by David Axelrod
The Situation: You need to merge onto a highway. The man driving the car in the next lane is not allowing you to merge ahead of him.
My Recommendation: You should let him go ahead. It’s not worth creating an accident. We have to deal with the world as we find it.
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The Situation: You still need to merge on to the highway. The man in the next car is also not allowing you to get in front of him.
My Recommendation: You should let him go ahead. It’s not worth creating an accident. We have to deal with the world as we find it, the world of what it takes to get this done.
from How To Legislate by David Axelrod
The Situation: You want X. You set the agenda in the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the White House. You are preparing for an election. X is politically popular. Your opponent won’t agree to X.
My Recommendation: Since your opponent will not agree to X and only bi-partisanship wins elections, you should avoid talking about X until after the election. We have to deal with the world as we find it.
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The Situation: You want X. You set the agenda in the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the White House for another two months. X is politically popular. Your opponent wants Y. Y is not as politically popular as X.
My Recommendation: There’s no way your opponent will agree to X, so you should go with Y. We have to deal with the world as we find it, the world of what it takes to get Y done.