I would like to be more ruthless towards my friends as I think they are taking advantage of my good will towards them, so how do you:
A.Become ruthless?
B.What is the best advice? Or way?
C.Keep it going?
D.Stop it before it goes out of hand?
I would like to be more ruthless towards my friends as I think they are taking advantage of my good will towards them, so how do you:
A.Become ruthless?
B.What is the best advice? Or way?
C.Keep it going?
D.Stop it before it goes out of hand?
Well, you could start by concerning yourself with the things that YOU want. Then think of ways to get them regardless of who gets hurt. Cause pain and misery just for the heck of it. Continue doing this until you get arrested or killed.
It’s not in a murderous sense, if your worried about that, no.
Your not worried what I’ll do are you?
Get rid of Ruth. (That bitch.)
Do you know any widows or orphans?
Ask them nicely if you can practice grinding them under your heels.
Tell Ruth to hit the trails.
Matt beat me to the punch line.
Dammit, that’s the joke I was about to make.
Stupid fucking rassum frassum hamster.
I would like to be more ruthless towards my friends as I think they are taking advantage of my good will towards them
I have had this problem as well.
You don’t have to become “ruthless.” Become somewhat apathetic instead.
In what way are they taking advantage of you?
Don’t call them, don’t arrange outings. Let them do it. Don’t email unless they’ve emailed you first. Basically get busy with your own life.
If they disappear, they aren’t your friends.
You can start here:
http://www.heartless-bitches.com/
–even if you are a man.
Ruthless is kind of strong or extreme. As mentioned above, be less available. You didn’t provide specifics, but if the situation is one where you’re always driving everyone around, then don’t do it. Let someone else pay for gas and let them use their car.
Maybe this should be in IMHO.
It’s really simple: Become very, very blunt to them. If they come to you whining about a SO or something, tell them, “So leave him/her.” If they complain about their job, shrug and say, “So quit.” If they complain about school, or parents, or life in general, say, “So get drunk.”
After a while, this cold-blooded straightforward heartless-logic attitude will become enshrined in your soul, and you’ll find yourself acting completely ruthlessly to everyone and anyone.
It’s quite fun, especially if you can make the shift really quickly.
Start using this sentence when someone tells you about their problems no matter how big or small:
“You have obviously mistaken me for someone who gives a fuck about your problem.”
Say it in a cold, snobbish, emotionless voice and immediately walk away. You must not sound angry or upset when you say this, this way it conveys the message that the person is not worth the expression of emotion.
Refuse simple requests with increasing frequency. Don’t hold elevators or doors for others when asked. If someone asks to borrow change, offer it to them, but drop it on the ground on purpose and make them pick it up. Let them know who is in control, they came to you - you dictate the terms. Stand up your friends for get togethers, dinner dates, etc. If questioned about it later, respond by saying, “I must have had something else to do, but it must not have been important, because I can’t remember what it was.”
Do not lash out violently at others, that’s what underlings, toadies, and sycophants are for, you will acquire these down the line as your reputation for ruthlessness grows.
OR
You could just start reading Ayn Rand.
Start by putting kittens in a burlap sack and tossing them into the river. Then start kicking puppies. If you can do either of these without feeling remorse, you can treat anyone like a piece of shit and not care.
The best thing to do is be blunt, and keep a straight face. My old friend Todd is great at this. He’ll look someone straight in the eye and say “Get out” and you’ll swear to God he means it. But as you go for the door, you’ll get “Where are you going? It was a joke.” The trick is to practice making it look like you mean it, and then eventually, your friends will grow to hate you, and then you won’t have to pretend anymore.
Any time one of your friends asks a question/makes a comment/engages you in conversation, roll your eyes and turn your head slowly toward them. Sigh heavily and say “Just HOW does this concern ME?”
You could also start with a malicious laugh any time something particularly bad happens to a pal.
“BWAAAHHHH-HAAAH-HAAAAAUGGHH-HAAARRR-HAAARR” should do nicely!
There is a difference between evil and ruthless.
Evil requires more effort than ruthless
Basically, stop at nothing to achive what you want.
Learn to walk away from someone you love because they may slow down your goals. Once you get that one down, the rest is a cakewalk
You guys are giving ruthless a bad name. I aspire to ruthlessness, but still have trouble getting rid of that last little bit of ruth.
As a ruthless person, I am unfailingly kind and generous to my friends and family. I allow them to take advantage of me in small ways. I am nice to people and I have a conscience.
Ruthlessness only comes into play in matters of business, physical danger or when people have placed themselves into an adversarial position against me or mine.
Ruth is no good at confrontations.
Learn to say “NO” and mean it. Say it without malice, and without guilt.
Easy as that.
Design a sun-blocking device, make a tuxedo out of puppies (don’t forget the snappy musical score), get shot by a baby, learn to tent your fingers and say “excellent” when discussing the impact of your ruthless behavior with your strangely devoted assistant.
ps. or simply refuse to do things you do not feel like doing. Works for me.
Study the ways and wiles of Lord Vetinari, Patrician of Ankh-Morpork.
Scylla, you’re a disappointment to all that is ruthlesstical. You’re the antiruth. What would Darth Vader think? What would Adolph Hitler think? What would Carrot Top think?
For crying out loud, you namby-pamby ruthless-wannabe shmuck, stop pretending to be only semi-ruthless and go all the way. When your wife asks “Does this make me look fat?” nod and say, “Yeah.” When you kid comes home and says, “Timmy says I’m stupid and ugly! Am I stupid and ugly, daddy?” say, “Yup, kiddo, you’re the dumbest and ugliest little shit I’ve ever seen!” If your family asks to go out for ice cream, say, “That’s a good idea!” Then go out for ice cream yourself, leaving everyone else behind, and come home with a triple-scoop cone of cookies 'n cream.
When your parents call and inquire as to how you’re doing, say, “Well, I’ve been considering putting you into an old folks’ home and never talking to you again.” When your mother-in-law calls, greet her by saying, “Hey, Fatty!” When your dog scratches at the door to go out, lock him in your kids’ room (they’ll quickly complain about the funny smell in their room… just laugh at them).
At work, when your boss tells you to get a report done, reply with a cheerful “Suck my dick, sir!” If you get pulled over, tell the cop, “Hey, bacon-bit, how’re things at the pen?” If you see an old woman trying to cross a street, tell her “Hey, Granny, do us all a favor and jump in front of a bus!”
Yeesh, ruthlessness is a dying art.
A. B and C: to become ruthless you need to have a lot of money at stake. Figure out some scam in which you have your friends entrust you with large sums of money (are you Nigerian by any chance? Might help). Once you’re naked in bed fondling your ill-gotten gains, it will all become clear.
Guaranteed way to become an incredibly ruthless asshole overnight.
As for D:
Stop it before it gets out of hand? Don’t think it can be done. At not without least without going to federal prison, losing your third trophy wife and your hair and finding Jesus. But that’s 20 years in the future, best not to dwell on it.