How to manipulate workplace psychology (to get everything you want) 🏝️
The secret to getting every perk, raise, and promotion at work
MARCH 2024: I’m writing this text from a $3,500/night villa at Four Seasons Koh Samui. They’re literally filming White Lotus Season 3 here right now.
My company gave me this stay as a “thank you” gift for my marketing work. 🎁
No, I’m not a travel influencer. No, I’m not the CEO’s kid. I just cracked the code to becoming the perfect employee.
JUNE 2025: I’m back home. Time to talk about workplace psychology.
Most people think being great at their job is enough.
It’s not.
My first boss told me something I’ll never forget: “Everyone here is good at their job. That’s why we hired them”.
This hit me hard. If everyone is good, how do you become f*cking exceptional? How do you become the person who gets recommended for Forbes 30 Under 30, who gets the prime projects, the raises, the gifts, the trips to Four Seasons hotels?
The answer is this:
You need to become someone who understands that work isn’t just about work. It’s all about psychology, relationships, and human nature.
Your relationship with your boss matters more than your marriage 💍
This sounds insane, but hear me out.
With your spouse or partner, there’s a foundation of unconditional trust. You can have a heated argument at 2 PM and know you’ll work it out before bedtime. There’s what I call “safety” in that relationship.
But with your boss?
When you’re uncertain about where you stand, it’s psychological torture.
📉 When you think your boss doesn’t like you → it ruins everything. You can’t sleep. You second-guess every email. You start believing you’re not good at anything, that your career is doomed, and that you’ll never get promoted.
This stress doesn’t stay at work - it follows you home, affects your confidence, impacts your relationships, and makes you worse at your job. It’s a devil cycle that can destroy your mental health.
But flip that dynamic, and magic happens: 👇
📈 When you know - really know - that your boss appreciates you → you walk on air. You take bigger risks because you feel supported. You speak up in meetings because you trust your voice matters. You become naturally better at your job because confidence is fuel for performance.
It makes you happy in life. It gives you energy, optimism, and the kind of self-assurance that creates success in every area.
The bottom line: You need to get your manager to really, really like you.
How do you do that?
That’s exactly what the rest of this article will teach you.
The secret most people never figure out 🧠
I have an MBA. Took me 2 years.
What I’m about to tell you beats everything I learned there. It’s so obvious once you see it - but most people never figure it out. ↓
The secret to becoming an ultra-rewarded employee is this: