真正厲害的人，是善於利用“人性漏洞”的人
http://www.thevalue101.com/article.php?id=102073 1 詩曰：“不識廬山真面目，只緣身在此山中。” 每個人都喜歡把自己當成主角，還期待別人圍著自己轉。只有那些隨時保持理智的人，才會當好旁觀者，有自知之明。 人無完人。每個人都有缺點，一旦缺點被放大了，就是人性的漏洞。 那些厲害的人，不僅會看清自己，還能夠看透人與人之間的關係，利用人性的漏洞，做成自己的事情。
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