Recently read The Art Of War (in translation). It's short! And good. Relevant to adversarial activity generally, not just military strategy.
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3. ADAPT. Don't be tied to a fixed pattern. Attack the enemy where he's weak and avoid him where he's strong; tempt him to engage by offering apparent advantage, then defeat him with the unexpected. Be good at predicting him and hard for him to predict.
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If the enemy outnumbers you, divide his forces. If the terrain is unfavorable, go somewhere else. You can adapt to any local disadvantage -- just ACTUALLY ADAPT. You cannot beat the odds.
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The way I see it, self-interest has two independent components: first, creating value; second, capturing or protecting value. The latter is adversarial.
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Sun Tsu is presenting a “wisdom literature” about how to do adversarial strategy *without* sacrificing too much of the value-creation, positive-sum side. War that serves the realm rather than consuming it.
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Giles translates shih 势 as “decision” http://wengu.tartarie.com/wg/wengu.php?l=Sunzi&c=9&s=5 … Other translations include “influence” http://wengu.tartarie.com/wg/zhendic.php?q=%B6%D5 …
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It's also important to see this in a Confucian context, where there is a strict social hierarchy and it is the job of leaders at the top of the hierarchy to set conditions and arrange their disposition, with little to no input or direction from subordinates or the ranks.
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