The 33 Strategies of War

The Art of War. Author Robert Greene. What's more unsettling is that sometimes you have to fight with those you thought were on your side. There are those who pretend to work for the team, are friendly and sympathetic on the surface, but sabotage behind the scenes and use the organization for their own benefit. The success or failure of our lives depends on how well we handle the inevitable conflicts we face in society. But the hardest battle to fight is the battle with oneself. Without battle, there is no chance of victory. Don't fall into the temptation to be liked. It's better to be respected and feared. The popularity gained when you win over your enemies lasts longer. Many people hide aggressive desires under the guise of friendship. They come closer to do more harm. In fact, friends are the ones who know best how to hurt you. The origin of the word 'enemy' is the Latin word 'inimicus', which means not a friend. Expose yourself to conflict situations. Be willing to put up with fools. Become emotionally numb. While secretly laughing at their foolishness, induce them to indulge in relatively harmless thoughts of their own. The ability to remain cheerful in the face of fools is an important skill. It was a book that an acquaintance had recommended to me many times as a book of life, but I lived in complacency that there was no war in my life, and only when I was in a war-like situation did I get to read it properly. To distinguish between a fight and a war, a fight has the option of reconciliation, but a war has only defeat or victory. The loser has only the choice of a harsh death or a devastated life. The author of this book, which summarizes 33 strategies for winning a war into 33 strategies, is Robert Greene, who is famous for his planned books. In 1998, his book 'The 48 Laws of Power' was a big hit, and 'The 33 Strategies of War' is his work from 2007.

1. The Art of Self-Preparation.
2. The Art of Organization.
3. The Art of Defense.
4. The Art of Attack.
5. The Art of Conspiracy.

It consists of a total of five chapters. Today I read part 1, The Art of Self-Preparation, and looked at three strategies: clarify who the enemy is, allies and enemies, and don't fight in the old way, the war law of innovators, 3, don't lose your composure, and the leader's mental strength. In modern society, it is rather grateful to openly reveal hostility, and it is rather grateful to have an enemy who reveals hostility, and it was interesting that the origin of the enemy is someone who is not a friend, saying that a friend can hurt you the most. Innovators don't use the same technology and turn composure on and off. It's a magical book that makes you feel like you're learning just by reading it. I recommend it to myself. Your biggest enemy is yourself. Don't waste precious time dreaming about the future instead of committing to the present. Because nothing feels urgent, you're only half-focused on what you're doing now. If you want to go back alive, you have to fight with your back to the wall and be prepared to die. The team was steeped in the defeatism shown by adolescent teenagers. Teenagers often have a rebellious yet helpless attitude. This is a way to settle for the status quo. Trying something more difficult increases the risk of failure, so they prefer to lower their expectations rather than take that risk. We think it's better to live normally than to be anxious to achieve something. If you accept defeat, you won't get hurt as much. The same goes for groups. Even if only a few people in the team have this attitude, expectations gradually decrease and defeatism takes root. If a leader tries to change the atmosphere of the group through direct methods such as shouting at team members, scolding them, and imposing sanctions, they will only become more rebellious. Abundance makes me poor. An army that seems superior in firepower is easy to predict. They rely on equipment instead of knowledge or strategy, so they become mentally lazy. When you have less, you naturally become more creative. Pride and anger covered their judgment. Don't fall into that trap. You need to know when to stop. You should never continue fighting out of despair or pride. Because it costs too much. No matter how bad the situation is, don't despair. Even if everything is scary, don't be afraid. Even if there are dangers everywhere, don't be afraid of anything. When there are no resources, rely on ingenuity, and when ambushed, catch the enemy with an ambush. It is not because you are strong that an attack comes out. Unnecessary attacks are actions to hide weaknesses. As a result, the attacker cannot control his emotions. It seems strong when the first attack is launched, but as the attack lengthens, the weaknesses and anxieties hidden within become clearer and clearer. People who cannot exercise patience and attack first are likely to lose. Make it impossible for the other person to predict what you will do in the future. This book consistently argues that being an unpredictable and threatening presence is better than being a presence that everyone likes, following on from the last part I read. It reminds me of the phrase, 'It's better to be crazy than to be flexible.' Is living with a good heart, loving each other, and believing that good is good a wet dream of a defeatist, or is it innocent? I've been wondering these days. In this book, which introduces 33 strategies out of a total of five parts, the next parts I read are the Art of Organization and the Art of Defense. It talks about the leadership of generals who were active in various Western battlefields. A great leader makes his subordinates jump in on their own without making them move, prevents his subordinates from falling into defeatist mannerisms by giving rewards and punishments at unexpected moments, and positions himself as a respected and feared presence by sharing human solidarity and maintaining a certain distance even when he is comfortable. It reminded me of my boss. Is that authoritarian conservative who might suddenly change while aiming for a horizontal relationship also demonstrating strategic leadership? I don't really like it and I don't have much respect for it. I thought that this would only work if the leader was not emotional and had his own standards. In the next part 3, the Art of Defense, he says that you can win a war with a great purpose if you calculate your limited energy before engaging in war. It was interesting that the limit of that energy is something that everyone has equally, so it should be a means rather than an end. Next is the story of not winning by attacking first, but by letting the opponent start the attack first, losing the hand, and counterattacking. The last is the story of building an image of turning into a crazy dog if someone touches you before the war.

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