🧩 Play Dirty, Stay Clean: Winning the Human Game Without Losing Your Soul

Life isn’t fair — it’s a game. Some play dirty, some stay clean, and most don’t realise they’re playing at all.

Play Dirty, Stay Clean is your moral compass in an unfair world. A field guide to human behaviour, power moves, and integrity under pressure — written in plain, punchy language that cuts through the noise.

You’ll learn:
• Why “nice” people lose power and what to do instead.
• How to spot manipulation without becoming cynical.
• How to win without betraying your own values.

Start here. Every other book in The Human Game Series builds from these insights.

🧩 “You can’t win if you don’t know the rules — and you can’t stay human if you don’t know the cost.”

Chapter 1. The Lie of the Nice.

The Seduction of Niceness

We're taught from childhood that being "nice" is the highest virtue.

Nice people are liked, trusted, and welcomed.

They get the teacher's smile, the job offer, the approval nod.

But niceness has a hidden agenda — and a hidden cost.

Much of what we call "nice" isn't kindness at all; it's compliance. It's the social lubricant that keeps everyone comfortable, even when something's wrong.

Niceness works… until it doesn't. It keeps the peace, but it also keeps you small.

It earns acceptance, but often at the expense of self-respect.

True kindness tells the truth .....................

Content Structure

• Intro

  Short, straight-talking books that help you understand people and stay human — at home, at work, and in the world.

• Book Grid (clickable covers linking to Sellfy)
  The Foundation Set

  • Play Dirty, Stay Clean — The gateway book

  • The Human Game — Uncovering the rules beneath behaviour

  • The Inner Game — Mastering the mind you bring to every moment

• Social Arenas

  • The Social Game — How people use (and misuse) connection

  • The Digital Game -- The Algorithm Knows Your Buttons — Learn How Not to Press Them

  • The Work Game -- Power, Integrity and Survival in the modern workplace

  • The Conflict Game -- How to stay grounded when things get heated

  • The Bullying Game -- Staying Strong in a World That Pushes Back

  • The Friendship Game -- Healing and Rebuilding Trust

  • The Leadership Game -- Influence Beyond Survival

• Family Arenas

  • The Parenting Game — Raising strong kids in a complicated world

  • The Step-Parenting Game -- Blending Families Without Breaking Yourself

  • The Grand-Parenting Game — Wisdom, boundaries & influence in the third act

  • The Domestic Violence Game -- Strength without Cruelty

  • The Care Game -- Compassion without Collapse

  • The Ageing Game -- Grace, Power, and Dignity in a Changing Body and World

• Practice & Education

  • The Practice Book — Exercises and real-world drills for living the human game

  • The School and Screen Game -- Staying Human at School and Online

  • The School and Screen Parent Handbook — Activities for kids and parents

  • The School and Screen Family Workbook -- Practical tools for parents and kids

• Call To Action

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