What kind of person is destined to be unstoppable?

Achieving your goals at low cost isn’t about using the wrong method—that’s called upgrading your dimension. From then on, you’re standing at a higher level and striking down at the world from above.

When facing someone who can’t be stopped no matter what, the rational move is never to become their enemy. Instead, you’re better off doing them a favor—giving them an easy win.

And so, they become even more favorable toward you.

For example:

Your junior colleague comes to gift you something and says, “Senior brother, thanks for all your hard work lately. Here’s a little something—not much, but it’s my humble gesture of appreciation.”

The senior brother replies, “What’s this? You’re making things awkward.”

The junior colleague says, “No hidden agenda here. I’ve taken up so much of your time. Even if you’d spent that time tutoring others, you’d have made good money. If you say ‘don’t let it happen again,’ I’ll accept that—and the gift stands. But if you refuse it entirely…”

You can guess what the junior colleague would say next, right?

He’d say, “It’s fine if you don’t take it. I’ll keep it here for now. Consider it a debt I owe you. Just call on me whenever you need something in the future.”

See that? The gift didn’t change hands—but the favor was already delivered. And you can’t refuse it.

Now, from the senior brother’s perspective, facing such a savvy junior colleague, could you possibly berate him to his face? Could you? No. Because even if you personally don’t appreciate him, you know damn well that society does.

The way he treats you today—he’ll treat his future colleagues, his managers, his clients exactly the same way once he enters the workforce.

He lands a campus-recruitment job straight out of undergrad. What’s he relying on? Exams to get into big tech companies? Not him. What does he do after graduation? He uses his referrals.

“Referral” means what, exactly? It means: “I’m one of yours.” Do you understand those words? “I’m one of yours.”

From the perspective of the hiring manager, would you rather hire talent for the company—or cultivate your own little faction?

Don’t forget, these are all fresh graduates. How different can their actual abilities really be?

This isn’t a choice between an expert and a sycophant. It’s a choice among a group of entry-level hires.

You’re the recruiter. Who would you pick?

A normal person would always go with the one who’s socially savvy and knows how to read the room.

Because hiring for the company benefits no one personally. But building your own team of loyalists? That’s what gives you leverage inside the company.

The same logic applies when dealing with clients.

You offer a gift. The client refuses it. What does that make the client? Someone of high moral character. You could write a whole comedic story about the client turning down your gift—it’s award-worthy. The client gets face.

Sure, the client didn’t accept the physical gift. But you made it crystal clear: it’s stored with them for now, and whenever they leave their current client role and change positions, they can call in that favor anytime—and you’ll honor it immediately.

So what does the client get? Both face AND substance. With both fully delivered, wouldn’t a client prefer someone who’s this politically astute? Or would they prefer someone clueless?