Stalk and lurk.

Whether it’s about music, football or politics, you should not be afraid of who you face, opponent or enemy. Practice your penalty kicks, work on the speech you’ll one day hold before Congress, or listen to all the songs on the last Morrissey album again so you can write the perfect review.

But imagine how boring the world would be if you didn’t have an adversary.

National Socialists and Social Democrats really love one another. AIK and IFK are having a secret love affair and the Emo Kids and Dance Band Boys glance at each other in the grocery store because they’re in actuality a bit curious about each other. And rightly so. We are nothing without our opposites. They are the ones that somewhat define us.

1. Sit down and define your opponent and enemy. It could be a hate object, or just your complete opposite. Put a name to the person or persons. Perhaps it’s an entire ideology, a lifestyle or a music genre.

2. Find out as much as you can about your enemy. Google the shit out of him. Find out what your enemy likes to eat, what music he listens to, favorite sexual position, favorite color, political preferences and his favorite TV-show.

3. Now. I know that it’s not easy. I know that you really don’t like emo or dance band. I know you think that the National Socialists or the Social Democrats stand for pretty sick stuff. I know that your friends would have murdered you if they found out you were on the IFK's or AIK's website. But it’s about becoming sharper and better equipped in the debate and the fight. It’s a field trip into the mind of your enemy. A strategic mapping. So start listening to dance band songs and try to learn how they sound, what texts are about and how the songs begin and end. Find out the National Socialists’ position on health care, education and care and learn the Social Democrats refugee and development policies by heart.

4. Based on the information you’ve gathered and the new, nuanced picture of your enemy that you have received, you should now lay out a new strategy and a new approach. Maybe you don’t hate the emo-kids anymore. Maybe you hate the Social Democrats more. But at least you know who you’re in the ring with. You have one eye watching your enemy and can defend yourself better. You can sleep more easily.

If you’ve taken it this far, then I’m proud of you.

Treat yourself to an extra bun during coffee today and pat yourself on the shoulder.

You've just leveled.