Covert Operative Guide

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Being Cold and Calculating (advanced tradecraft)
The Probabilistic Mindset
Oct 2 • 
ALIAS
26
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September 2025

Develop Hunches in 'The Field' Like a Special Forces Operator
A Civilian’s Guide to Seeing The Everyday World Through The Lens of The World's Most Elite Warriors
Sep 28 • 
ALIAS
36
1
The Lie Behind The Smile (skillset)
CIA Lesson in Deception Detection
Sep 23 • 
ALIAS
24
2
A Skill is Only as Effective as The Conditions You Trained it Under
The field strips away polish and leaves only function.
Sep 18 • 
ALIAS
43
How to be Unscammable
The CIA Method of Having a Scam-Proof Mind
Sep 15 • 
ALIAS
37
2
Running a 'Surveillance Detection Route' (SDR) as a Civilian
What Spies Use to Detect Tails, Simplified.
Sep 10 • 
ALIAS
34
Training is Where You Bleed so The Real World Doesn’t Make You
Train until you’re too tired to fail.
Sep 7 • 
ALIAS
35
6

August 2025

Knowing When You're Being "Handled" in a Conversation
Recognize and Counter These Manipulative Talks.
Aug 31 • 
ALIAS
128
3
A CIA Lesson in Street Smarts on the Move
Operational but Practical Urban Logistics.
Aug 26 • 
ALIAS
58
4
How to be a Gray Man
CIA Playbook Adapted Guide
Aug 22 • 
ALIAS
66
5
Most People Live by Default, Self-Sovereignty is Living by Design
Life Is Either Designed or Assigned.
Aug 21 • 
ALIAS
34
6
The 'Pretexting' Tactic of Social Engineering
Improvised Manipulation and Access.
Aug 17 • 
ALIAS
19
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