Rules of Engagement: 0 + 0 = 0

We provide the evidence that proves our guilt. Whether intentional or unintentional, the trail of information we leave behind, is the very thing that leads to our prosecution. The more you say.. the more you show, is what frames your vulnerability which allows others to poke holes into your truth. 0 + 0 = 0 is a metaphor for Say Nothing + Show Nothing = Proves Nothing. Opposite of the theory 1 + 1= 2, this rule leaves no room for accounting possibilities.

Whether in the presence of a jury of your piers or in the eyes of your social circle(s), this rule protects your credibility. This rule helps avoid the invisible parameters that we often place upon ourselves due to the oversharing of information. We are often unaware of the truth(s) we tell, whether through casual conversation or something as simple as involuntary body language, we provide the evidence. Be tedious in monitoring your words in conversation, be mindful of the things you display.

Once you fall guilty of oversharing, your admissions will have positioned you in a box of expectations and predictability. You are now expected to react or say what you once did before. You are now more vulnerable than you once were. Your ability to surprise or act(s) of unpredictability have now been stripped from you and anything outside of your usual reaction/response will appear as an admission of guilt.

Written by a Troubled Youth

Rules Of Engagement R.O.E are a set of internal rules that define the degree and/or manner in which the use of strategic thought and action(s) are applied. Rules Of Engagement must be consistent, while accounting for a variety of potential uncertainties. Each rule is singular and can stand on its own to achieve the result in which you desire.. or rules can be assembled and utilized simultaneously. Rules of Engagement does not dictate how a result is to be achieved, but will guide what measures are unacceptable.