Here's one from my experience that I developed by applying The Art of War advice: If you catch someone lying, never tell them, because if you do they are going to make the next lies even harder for you, use this at your own advantage, like double spy concept.
I would rather someone know they wronged me and not treat a relationship like a war. Like if you are at war, is there not some trivial quarrel which can be solved?
Kiro Probably only if you wish to remain close with that person. You always have to seek a solution that would end that “war” quickly in your favor, so you would have to determine its worth and what you could gain from it or nothing at all.
The truth is simple. People become complicated when truth is not appreciated. The truth is universal and has no expiration date. If we speak the truth, we’re always speaking to all people at all times.
I am Thai and my dad taught me to read Sun Tzu since I was young. So while many people think you need to win the war “at all cost” but Sun Tzu’s best and 1st strategy is WIN WITHOUT WAR. This way you save lives, damages, collaterals, money and time. Too bad the youngsters these days spend too much time on boost and instagram.
I was just talking with my son about this book and his ideas. And it came to me how I actually used this in my life. I had a teacher who was mean to me and was failing me. I came to him one day and thanked him because i didnt want to pass and go on to middle school because i was afraid of being bullied. He ended up passing me lol.
“The Art of War” is the best strategy book ever written, and it’s philosophy is exactly the opposite of what we were taught in school and religion; it’s about focusing on winning every time, by letting your enemy win the small battles, (let him/her gain confidence), so you can win the war at the end; which is symbolic and can be applied to life in general (relations, work, love)...Great Video! 👍
Really? A dead chinese general is a better military strategist and leader than the Creator God of the Heavens and the earth who commands the Angel Armies of Heaven and the Host? Get ready to compare who’s military strategy and victory is best. The Bible is the greatest strategy book ever written, but mankind does not know the Author, YHVH Adonai Elohim, or spend the time reading His manual to understand it and implement it.
@@56jnomad I agree with you that the Book given by Adonai is above all others. I have read it many times. It has instructions on war and examples of strategy that were given by Him that are similar to those advised by Sun Tzu. We also know that the Bible tells us that all wisdom, knowledge, art, is from Him. It also tells us that we are made in His image - as was General Tzu. Interestingly enough, the Bible also clearly teaches, by instruction and historical narrative, that He is in control of all Kings and Empires because He is the Ruler of the Universe. So, I see an overlap in the wisdom on war given by Tzu with the Bible because the ultimate source of all true wisdom is YHVH.
come along people the Bible was written by men , many men , many times. the Bible is a guide to Life and morals but can not be compared to the art of war in its context or teaching.
I'm thankful and forever greatful for THE ART OF WAR book. This book help me and my gang to take over the whole neighborhood. We kick out all the rival gang even though our gang only consist of about 24 member and our rival has almost 100 member.
i am from romania and so i read the book translated in my language some important stuff got translated giving a completely meaning then if you read it in english
Neither did the galaxy for that matter, especially during the Clone Wars. Thrawn however is the exception. He's basically the Star Wars' version of Sun Tzu.
@@ionaineurope One of the teachings was that, a skilful general seeks victory, not battle. A terrible general seeks battle first. In the business world, interdependence > independence. Therefore there would be more collaborations, less conflict, better teamwork, etc. In other words, the more people are aware of and follow the Art of War, the less war there will be, funnily enough.
Listening to this quick summary (having read the full book twice over the last 20 years but not with application in mind), suddenly, all the metaphors as applied to an unfair office situation confronting me for years become crystal clear - the metaphors are finally elucidated, even though I'm just about to the leave the job. A critical "battle" awaits and I know how to avoid it and get the best victory possible in the situation. Hint: troops and defenses can equal personal allies or sympathizers or different project areas, different job duties in your overall portfolio of duties or special projects, and their corresponding corroborators and their relationship to your defense or influence with key evaluators. The size of forces may be impact of given work product on supervisor versus the time it takes, or the impact of a certain work product to a key courted ally outside of and even above your supervisor's orbit, but at the potential expense to the goals of your supervisor who can cut your legs out from under you in a prestige war. Strategic ground can be the time approaching a deadline and the relative wiggle room afforded a delay. The long game is actually easier than the short game because one can slowly reverse the periphery of influence around the power suppressing you by courting rapport from key indirect vectors of support that can can then counter an anticipated calumny campaign by your super who is trying to cut the tallest flower and prove superiority or justify their value added contribution even if you know more and deliver a superior product. The short game is much harder to win. The strength of a particular collaboration, or party that can exercise oversight against your enemy can be co-opted by your enemy but that cooptation can be overcome by indirect means. Fighting asymmetrically as all subordinates must, requires far more energy and time than otherwise but developing iron discipline can yield eventual triumph bc you can use weekends or nights to anticipate attacks through ongoing documentation of all you do in each job area and an anticipation of likely unfair criticisms you can preempt or counter. Knowing one's own weaknesses well can help you vitally choose battles, not fight a battle directly (say for fair appraisal of a particular contribution that's ignored or misevaluated even if incredible), make a wise TIME investment based on covering key coming vulnerability before they leave you wide open for defeat, or recovering from a past miscalculation and then slowly pivoting round back to your original contribution so that its glory is repurposed and adapted to serve a new situation, perhaps to a new audience or perhaps in a different project that serves a better interest of the super. Choosing the battle, appraising the strength of forces within your own portfolio of abilities and achievements, within your super's array of tools (and propensities) to suppress, slander, isolate, bog, exclude, misappraise, deceive, bamboozle, demoralize, or otherwise mistreat, contain, appropriate or undermine you or your ideas will help you know what is winnable and what is not in WHAT TIME FRAME. Some strategies to avoid defeat and ensure victory in a mounting workplace battle: The following give you a LOT of the material necessary to counter a surprise attack, to choose which battle to skip, wage, delay or capitulate to in order to obtain the greatest realistic gain the rival(s) and situation are likely to afford. Make a careful habit ASAP to constantly read, TRACK (in a document or folder so you can see the signs accumulate over time and not be left with a strong impression that's short on facts despite many facts having transpired) all the subtle hints of disapproval, circumvention, dismissal, diminishment, misrepresentation, strategic omission, isolation from outside observers or collaborators, the use of unequal yardsticks, sabotage, derision, and coldness. Note these hints and acts in short bullets each day. It is especially important to document outright bullies in written notes upon each instance. You'll be impressed at what eventually coagulates. Note also what conspicuously is NOT said vesus what is shown to others, what is given or conferred to even underperforming coworkers or colleagues, including shows of relaxedness, humor, leniency, praise or friendliness, but which is distinctly withheld from you for no reason or BECAUSE you did your job well whereas the sycophant or clique member did not. Observe like a hawk and TRACK in Writing to yourself referencing emails or e-messages/texts that evince key flip flops, shifts of direction, preference contradictions, changes of evaluation parameters or evaluations, the summary of facts or enacted examples. While very hard to habitually instill and sustain, organized, omgoing, documented lists of contradictions by your enemies and clear, documented consistency by yourself can unravel and unlock the snares of saboteurs, maligners, two-faced liars, nasty excluders, bullies and pathetically, maliciously envious knaves who cut you down for through the roof accomplishments, even though you never wanted to steal any of their rep or credit, never aimed to apply for a rival post, take them down, etc. The threat your honest, hardwon and even unambiguous achievements pose that is so easy to overlook is that they can make the rival or super's own work, knowledge, output, accuracy, etc. appear mediocre, incompetent, or a downright liability by comparison. Especially those with asymmetric decision power or ally networks will quickly move to contain, constantly undermine, demoralize, ignore and berate you even if you can prove that the claims are meritless. That's the threat you pose. Act in awareness of this fact. But if you must act against this awareness: Constantly cover your tracks against their self-serving treachery by carefully wording emails far ahead of time, far before they expect that you're onto them that, by being specific and NOT using pronouns like "it" or "the thing we discussed" to preempt future distortion or claims against you and the documented record of your work, and carefully amassing the time stamped, long term record that shows you reporting the duties you discharged, that proves you got approval for courses of action taken, for tasks undertaken, etc., If you have time, start as soon as possible at making a circle of allies OUTSIDE OF and unknown to or unaffected by the cohort of enemies or rivals. Do a nice thing for someone you know your super or rival has tried to poison falsely against you but that they don't know that you are aware of. Watch who is buddy buddy with your rival and always do good by them and anyone else to be beyond the scope of their trap. The links outside the containment and defamation campaign is crucial and if it can't be done at work, try to do it outside work and take a new job. However, it might very well be more doable at work than you think by pursuing unexpected links that YOUR RIVALS DO NOT KNOW OF like a request for an informational interview over lunch OFF SITE of an employee in a different division that isn't buddy buddy with your enemy or super or isn't likely to bring it up, or IS, depending on your desired effect. Tip: be real enough to be personable but do not reveal strategic vulnerabilities in any more detail than absolutely necessary even to workplace allies, let alone a known naysayer, super or rival who has in any way shown a propensity to cut you down, marginalize, misrepresent, stifle, exploit, conspicuously marginalize, avoid or otherwise do bad to you. You can draw them close if they are able to be drawn in, but leave the crown jewels (medical deets, divorce, problems with kids, past adversity at other workplaces, etc. locked in the vault) unless disclosure proves vitally necessary and even then don't give away more lurid detail than you must. HOWEVER, BEST TIP: even if you make mistakes, break all the rules of power, disclose waay too much, undermine yourself unfairly out of brow-beaten servility, beat a dead horse that the rival can use to pigeonhole, disregard or embarrass you with, leave yourself wide open for attack by failing to document good work, follow through, consent granted verbally but not in writing and later denied by enemy or super in a lie or "forgetfulness", etc... all those things may STILL be rectified and overcome simply by not repeating the same errors, playing the long game, being reliable, consistent, doing all key work your enemy is sniffing for, and anticipating the likely tricks and reactions to the enemy's future efforts and acting in advance to immunitize yourself from them with documentation, allies, a READY Resume, ongoing trainings if you have time. Unlike Machiavelli, the Art of War shows us that there is QUITE a lot at stake in losing and that foregoing potential, even deserved gain when reason, the careful record of indirect indicators, and field info. all show that defeat is highly likely, esp. in an asymmetric struggle, is sometimes well worth it. It's not "sit down and shut up while flames devour the palace" advice, but, rather, "avoid the fire in your bolt to greener pastures" advice. Even if your own blunders cost you the castle, don't lose the cottage also! Avoiding great harm or long term containment is better than gaining a modest and immediate victory like a pressure-extracted acknowledgment of your correctness or merit on a task or project you know you can prove was rated unfairly in a way that could force acknowledgment, all to forego a much needed later recommendation, or even noninterference with an advancement elsewhere, had you simply rolled with the uncomfortable punches.
I started winning a lot lately and things started going my way for a change thanks to the art of war by Sun Tzu. These things can be applied to a lot of every day things. Sometimes to win the war you must lose a battle and swallow your pride and see things logically, critically and strategically. probably the best advice in the book.
Because Russia has practically infinite men and resources (which is also the reason why the West wants to break it up and share its resources among themselves).
It may sound funny, I've actually found myself using some of these tactics playing Fallout 3. Example, I often use terrain to file attacking Raiders so I can take them out one at a time. Conversely I try to avoid narrow terrain where I can be easily trapped.
The attacker is at a disadvantage as long as the defender remains calm, cool and focused on their next move. This is also true in boxing, karate or street fighting.
Thank you so much for the upload, small constructive criticism- the thirteenth chapter is typically titled "Espionage". I would like to know which edition you got this title "use of spies" from.
The Art of War is actually a mandatory subject taught at all US military academies. It's not only applicable to business but also in sports, politics, and even in online multiplayer games too. If you want wn example, here's one. During the Democrat primary election campaign of 2008, Obama targeted states with lower electoral college which were numerous while all his opponents were too busy taking a long time securing votes in states with large electoral votes. This is an example of Sun Tzu's teaching where he says _'Avoid what is strong. Attack what is weak...'_ .
Being an entrepreneur I use the concepts in business. But the most live effective use and results seen is in a game called "pubg mobile" me and my squad using tactics of art of War regularly defeat our enemy teams and are at the top 2% of the player at the highest tiers of the game. It really really works. To the every alphabet. Sun Tzu was a master of masters.❤️
Any chance of doing a video on the lesser known Sun Bin's Art of War? Sun Tzu's Art of War was written during the Spring Autumn Period, and Sun Bin, a descendent of Sun Tzu, was written as a follow up during the Warring State Period.
This is about wisdoms of what to do under various situations! You are more clear and explained better among several such presentations. Very important to understand the concept and the graphics as misjudgment can be serious! The sketches really are helpful. Thanks.
I've long wondered about something I read in this book: "Do not harass enemy troops as they are retreating. Let them withdraw unmolested." Does anyone have an idea as to why?
If i were to hazard a guess, it'd be something relating to not wasting energy on fleeing enemies. Not only that, but I would say it sends a message to your enemy.
Modern warefare leaves assigned routes for the enemy to retreat. Battle of aleppo and most hardened battles in the middle east. Case study is Afghanistan US + Nato armies against the Taliban. The allied armies had the opportunity to accept the surrender of their foes. when they added humiliating conditions to it because they wanted absolute victory, it only forced and made their cornered foes fight to the death. Thus a cornered enemy who is retreating and you harass them consistently will no longer be fearful of death nor shame, leading to overwhelming losses on both sides.
do not persue enermies who knowing they have no other way to live instead of fighting. show them a weak spot so they woud head to the direction you chose
"Appear weak when you are strong, strong when you are weak." Is something that seems to naturally apply to one's ego. I have a good inclination to check on my friends with there interpersonal relationship status and how that's effecting their mental wellbeing by noticing when they could be putting up a false "all is great" narrative to friends and family. Often, that is when all is not well
Just from the thoughtfulness of the pronunciation of the Author's name let me know that this was going to be an excellent video. That type of granular attention to detail let's the viewer know immediately that you not only respect the content but also the history and culture.
He said something like "a musician only has 5 notes, but with it he can create all the worlds melodies". Which is an interesting quote. Partly because its a good observation on creativity and resourcefulness. And partly because it brings to mind how chinese music is essentially pentatonic. 5 notes. And they didn't even consider that there were more notes than that.
i would like to add: using fire. if you apply flammable liquids to your enemy, even without fire, they will suffer psychological fears as well as chemical irritants. even a naked soldier soaked will still be at risk. the mere threat of open flame will decimate the confidence.
I think George Washington must have read this book. He won the Revolutionary War yet won few major battles, and lost many. He would hit and run, had a fantastic spy network. Not bad for a bunch of farmers going against the mightiest army and navy of the day.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 📚 *Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" offers principles applicable to modern fields.* 01:23 ⚖️ *War should be approached seriously, with a focus on survival and moral stance.* 02:45 ⚔️ *Strike quickly to minimize the impact on your resources and use the enemy's resources wisely.* 04:35 🤝 *Knowing both yourself and the enemy is crucial for success in battle.* 05:30 🧩 *Effective use of energy and army divisions are essential for strategic maneuvering.* 06:55 🗝️ *Focus on weaknesses, secrecy, and maneuvering to gain advantages.* 08:42 🛣️ *Adapt tactics based on circumstances and avoid reckless decisions.* 10:33 ⛰️ *Understanding terrain and utilizing advantages are critical in warfare.* 11:53 💂♂️ *General's errors can lead to troops not following orders and failure.* 13:43 🌐 *Consider various situations and terrains for strategic planning.* 15:09 🔥 *Fire can be a powerful weapon when used strategically in warfare.* 16:28 🕵️ *Effective use of spies and intelligence gathering is crucial for success.* Made with HARPA AI
In every edition of the art of war I've ever owned, the thirteenth chapter is titled "Espionage" and not "the use of spies". It's not a big deal, but I've been seeing this title being used in UA-cam summaries, whereas every hard copy I've owned it's titled Espionage.
If you looked up the definition of "Espionage" you would find it matched The use of spies. Its easier for people to understand more than a word they never got defined. In modern times its important to translate english to english as the education system is failing us.
key basic principles that we can learn from, already you are proving sun zsu correct, that no lesson learned can guarantee to be followed, for human choice is the ultimate problem in warfare, only historians can truly learn from common principles and mistakes of the past, for the choices made determines a specific outcome, not the rules of engagement
' 'If fighting is going to ensure victory then you must fight' Sun Tzu said that and I think he knows a little bit more about fighting then you do pal because he invented it and then he perfected it so that no living man could best him in the ring of honour ' -Soldier Rip Rick may
this was awsome. the art of was is a great book and this review was dead on ! great interpritation and understanding of the tactics outlined in the book.
I think Afghanistan is the best example of implementation of Arts of war. From recent history, 3 most well equipped enemies have been morally defeated. 1. The British empire 2. The Soviet Union armies 3. Combined Armies of USA and Nato Modern warefare leaves an assigned route for the enemy to retreat. Battle of aleppo and most hardened battles in the middle east. Case study is Afghanistan US + Nato armies against the Taliban. The allied armies had the opportunity to accept the surrender of their foes. when they added humiliating conditions to it because they wanted absolute victory, it only forced and made their cornered foes fight to the death. Thus a cornered enemy who is retreating and you harass them consistently will no longer be fearful of death nor shame, leading to overwhelming losses on both sides and lost of appetite for war.
Not to fight...overcome temptation Not to bluster...you just wear yourself out Simply win. You already have if you do the first two but your opponent may not know it for years.
I read “The Art of War: Accurately Conveyed Edition” on Kindle and it is the most appropriately translated version ever. For example, it translated one of the five elements for victory "天时" into “Whether”, which is appropriate, rather than “Heaven” in other editions. The author has another book about the application in modern times.
Politicians should be required to read this book. I'm a speed reader, so it only took me an hour. It might take them a few days, but the benefits would be extraordinary - especially the part about the generals not having to deal with politics.
Ironically, while this is on the reading lists of many of the academies and officer training courses in the U.S. military, it is also among the least read.
This is all very alchemy based. You have a finite amount of space with a finite amount of things in it that cannot be created nor destroyed (first law of thermodynamics). You have to transmute and arrange to work within these boundaries set.
Sun Tzu 😎: Reward your generals and spies handsomely, and set up a rewards program for the troops. # Time tested advice for many areas, including both war and business.
I’ve been watching the war in Ukraine for the past two weeks. Even though the art of war is studied in the Russian military academy, they seem to forgotten all about it. Ukranians however have absorbed all the lessons, and are waiting guerrilla war against the larger, better equipped enemy. Not only are they destroying the enemy, they are taking them captive, treating them kindly, and also taking their equipment as well. They may eventually be defeated, but it looks less and less likely by the day. Similar lessons were learned that offense during World War II, when the Russians invaded. Also, Vietnam managed to elude an international superpower for at least 15 years. Finally, Syrian Kurds manage to defeat Isis, using the same lessons.
Nice video! suggestion: there are many famous notes for this book written by other famous military genius, like Cao Cao, in three kingdom era, one of my favorite historical character. Their understanding and explanation complete the original book.
@@rickybilku I couldn't find an online content for a proper English version, but I found a book which should be the one you might be interested in: books.google.be/books/about/The_Art_of_War.html?id=trpSpjQjg_cC&redir_esc=y
Here's one from my experience that I developed by applying The Art of War advice: If you catch someone lying, never tell them, because if you do they are going to make the next lies even harder for you, use this at your own advantage, like double spy concept.
I would rather someone know they wronged me and not treat a relationship like a war. Like if you are at war, is there not some trivial quarrel which can be solved?
Kiro Probably only if you wish to remain close with that person. You always have to seek a solution that would end that “war” quickly in your favor, so you would have to determine its worth and what you could gain from it or nothing at all.
That would make you not a good person for not saying as you see it ???
I do that when i find a tell in someones lying ways. I don't want them hiding or changing the way they lie.
@@good2freelance1 what about the pos friend that is lying to you?
Current day application: if a rival business is to the west of you, wait until morning, when the sun is in his eyes, to set his warehouse on fire.
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sounds like something Dwight would be ready to do
HA!
And now you go to prison for Arson!
So simple, yet so wise; so old, yet so current!
ah yes the ceiling is made out of floor
(yes im a year late)
Life is balance. Yin and yang.
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The truth is simple. People become complicated when truth is not appreciated. The truth is universal and has no expiration date. If we speak the truth, we’re always speaking to all people at all times.
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I am Thai and my dad taught me to read Sun Tzu since I was young. So while many people think you need to win the war “at all cost” but Sun Tzu’s best and 1st strategy is WIN WITHOUT WAR. This way you save lives, damages, collaterals, money and time.
Too bad the youngsters these days spend too much time on boost and instagram.
You lost the war. Because you are wasting energy by focusing on negativity
Things like Instagram is just what to win a war without war
Like the Democrat party is currently doing.
I was just talking with my son about this book and his ideas. And it came to me how I actually used this in my life. I had a teacher who was mean to me and was failing me. I came to him one day and thanked him because i didnt want to pass and go on to middle school because i was afraid of being bullied. He ended up passing me lol.
Makarov: *_All warfare is based on deception._*
Hahaha
It's Big Brain time
There is a book that can help you to deal with bad people it is called the Chanakya niti the book to destroy all kinds of bad
@@OmegaF77 man. You are profound. U rank up there with Bozo the Clown! 😂 😃 😄 😁 🤣 😸 😂 😃 😄 😁 🤣 😸 😂 😃 😄 😁 🤣 😸
"Do not allow the enemy to grab your testicles." Sun Tzu, Chapter 5
This is good advice.
Some of us learnt the hard way :/
“The Art of War” is the best strategy book ever written, and it’s philosophy is exactly the opposite of what we were taught in school and religion; it’s about focusing on winning every time, by letting your enemy win the small battles, (let him/her gain confidence), so you can win the war at the end; which is symbolic and can be applied to life in general (relations, work, love)...Great Video! 👍
Your significant other is a enemy to you?
@@dadikkedude It's a metaphor. You might have heard the saying "all is fair in love and war". This is because there is a parallelism between the two.
Really? A dead chinese general is a better military strategist and leader than the Creator God of the Heavens and the earth who commands the Angel Armies of Heaven and the Host? Get ready to compare who’s military strategy and victory is best. The Bible is the greatest strategy book ever written, but mankind does not know the Author, YHVH Adonai Elohim, or spend the time reading His manual to understand it and implement it.
@@56jnomad I agree with you that the Book given by Adonai is above all others. I have read it many times.
It has instructions on war and examples of strategy that were given by Him that are similar to those advised by Sun Tzu. We also know that the Bible tells us that all wisdom, knowledge, art, is from Him. It also tells us that we are made in His image - as was General Tzu. Interestingly enough, the Bible also clearly teaches, by instruction and historical narrative, that He is in control of all Kings and Empires because He is the Ruler of the Universe. So, I see an overlap in the wisdom on war given by Tzu with the Bible because the ultimate source of all true wisdom is YHVH.
come along people the Bible was written by men , many men , many times. the Bible is a guide to Life and morals but can not be compared to the art of war in its context or teaching.
I started implementing Sun Tzu principles at work and I’ve been unstoppable since then
What happened?
I'm thankful and forever greatful for THE ART OF WAR book. This book help me and my gang to take over the whole neighborhood. We kick out all the rival gang even though our gang only consist of about 24 member and our rival has almost 100 member.
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Often times those with great lessons are remembered long after they are dead. Sun Tsu is going to be remembered for an eternity.
Dame this is the BEST summary/explanation of each chapter on UA-cam in my opinion.
It was really nice of Technoblade to shout this Sun Tzu dude out
Facts
thats how i found sun tzu out
Thrown star wars
Nerds
Having read a translation of the book, the devil is in the missing details, but this is an EXCELLENT summary, and makes the KEY points!
i am from romania and so i read the book translated in my language some important stuff got translated giving a completely meaning then if you read it in english
Thomas Cleary does a good job - worth a read
10:12 11:03 Always have the high ground? Obi-Wan Kenobi was right! Anakin should have listened
Such great wisdom in the Art of War. The key is to to become a master strategist.
sounds like Sun Tzu was the first influencer ever, with titles like "5 weaknesses you should know about", "3 strategies anyone abuses" etc :)))
I am confident that Anakin Skywalker didn’t read The Art of War.
he didnt get the memo about the high ground.
That’s what I was about to say, 😂 . It seems Palpatine also read the book.
That's why he doesn't grant the rank of master
Neither did the galaxy for that matter, especially during the Clone Wars. Thrawn however is the exception. He's basically the Star Wars' version of Sun Tzu.
I was told once before that every man should one day read this book
If every men read this book, if every businessmen master his thinking, who will win the battle? It's gonna be like a battle with your shadow.
@@ionaineurope One of the teachings was that, a skilful general seeks victory, not battle. A terrible general seeks battle first. In the business world, interdependence > independence. Therefore there would be more collaborations, less conflict, better teamwork, etc. In other words, the more people are aware of and follow the Art of War, the less war there will be, funnily enough.
@@ionaineurope haha :O)
Listening to this quick summary (having read the full book twice over the last 20 years but not with application in mind), suddenly, all the metaphors as applied to an unfair office situation confronting me for years become crystal clear - the metaphors are finally elucidated, even though I'm just about to the leave the job. A critical "battle" awaits and I know how to avoid it and get the best victory possible in the situation. Hint: troops and defenses can equal personal allies or sympathizers or different project areas, different job duties in your overall portfolio of duties or special projects, and their corresponding corroborators and their relationship to your defense or influence with key evaluators. The size of forces may be impact of given work product on supervisor versus the time it takes, or the impact of a certain work product to a key courted ally outside of and even above your supervisor's orbit, but at the potential expense to the goals of your supervisor who can cut your legs out from under you in a prestige war. Strategic ground can be the time approaching a deadline and the relative wiggle room afforded a delay. The long game is actually easier than the short game because one can slowly reverse the periphery of influence around the power suppressing you by courting rapport from key indirect vectors of support that can can then counter an anticipated calumny campaign by your super who is trying to cut the tallest flower and prove superiority or justify their value added contribution even if you know more and deliver a superior product. The short game is much harder to win. The strength of a particular collaboration, or party that can exercise oversight against your enemy can be co-opted by your enemy but that cooptation can be overcome by indirect means. Fighting asymmetrically as all subordinates must, requires far more energy and time than otherwise but developing iron discipline can yield eventual triumph bc you can use weekends or nights to anticipate attacks through ongoing documentation of all you do in each job area and an anticipation of likely unfair criticisms you can preempt or counter. Knowing one's own weaknesses well can help you vitally choose battles, not fight a battle directly (say for fair appraisal of a particular contribution that's ignored or misevaluated even if incredible), make a wise TIME investment based on covering key coming vulnerability before they leave you wide open for defeat, or recovering from a past miscalculation and then slowly pivoting round back to your original contribution so that its glory is repurposed and adapted to serve a new situation, perhaps to a new audience or perhaps in a different project that serves a better interest of the super. Choosing the battle, appraising the strength of forces within your own portfolio of abilities and achievements, within your super's array of tools (and propensities) to suppress, slander, isolate, bog, exclude, misappraise, deceive, bamboozle, demoralize, or otherwise mistreat, contain, appropriate or undermine you or your ideas will help you know what is winnable and what is not in WHAT TIME FRAME.
Some strategies to avoid defeat and ensure victory in a mounting workplace battle:
The following give you a LOT of the material necessary to counter a surprise attack, to choose which battle to skip, wage, delay or capitulate to in order to obtain the greatest realistic gain the rival(s) and situation are likely to afford.
Make a careful habit ASAP to constantly read, TRACK (in a document or folder so you can see the signs accumulate over time and not be left with a strong impression that's short on facts despite many facts having transpired) all the subtle hints of disapproval, circumvention, dismissal, diminishment, misrepresentation, strategic omission, isolation from outside observers or collaborators, the use of unequal yardsticks, sabotage, derision, and coldness. Note these hints and acts in short bullets each day. It is especially important to document outright bullies in written notes upon each instance. You'll be impressed at what eventually coagulates. Note also what conspicuously is NOT said vesus what is shown to others, what is given or conferred to even underperforming coworkers or colleagues, including shows of relaxedness, humor, leniency, praise or friendliness, but which is distinctly withheld from you for no reason or BECAUSE you did your job well whereas the sycophant or clique member did not.
Observe like a hawk and TRACK in Writing to yourself referencing emails or e-messages/texts that evince key flip flops, shifts of direction, preference contradictions, changes of evaluation parameters or evaluations, the summary of facts or enacted examples. While very hard to habitually instill and sustain, organized, omgoing, documented lists of contradictions by your enemies and clear, documented consistency by yourself can unravel and unlock the snares of saboteurs, maligners, two-faced liars, nasty excluders, bullies and pathetically, maliciously envious knaves who cut you down for through the roof accomplishments, even though you never wanted to steal any of their rep or credit, never aimed to apply for a rival post, take them down, etc.
The threat your honest, hardwon and even unambiguous achievements pose that is so easy to overlook is that they can make the rival or super's own work, knowledge, output, accuracy, etc. appear mediocre, incompetent, or a downright liability by comparison. Especially those with asymmetric decision power or ally networks will quickly move to contain, constantly undermine, demoralize, ignore and berate you even if you can prove that the claims are meritless. That's the threat you pose. Act in awareness of this fact. But if you must act against this awareness:
Constantly cover your tracks against their self-serving treachery by carefully wording emails far ahead of time, far before they expect that you're onto them that, by being specific and NOT using pronouns like "it" or "the thing we discussed" to preempt future distortion or claims against you and the documented record of your work, and carefully amassing the time stamped, long term record that shows you reporting the duties you discharged, that proves you got approval for courses of action taken, for tasks undertaken, etc.,
If you have time, start as soon as possible at making a circle of allies OUTSIDE OF and unknown to or unaffected by the cohort of enemies or rivals. Do a nice thing for someone you know your super or rival has tried to poison falsely against you but that they don't know that you are aware of. Watch who is buddy buddy with your rival and always do good by them and anyone else to be beyond the scope of their trap. The links outside the containment and defamation campaign is crucial and if it can't be done at work, try to do it outside work and take a new job. However, it might very well be more doable at work than you think by pursuing unexpected links that YOUR RIVALS DO NOT KNOW OF like a request for an informational interview over lunch OFF SITE of an employee in a different division that isn't buddy buddy with your enemy or super or isn't likely to bring it up, or IS, depending on your desired effect.
Tip: be real enough to be personable but do not reveal strategic vulnerabilities in any more detail than absolutely necessary even to workplace allies, let alone a known naysayer, super or rival who has in any way shown a propensity to cut you down, marginalize, misrepresent, stifle, exploit, conspicuously marginalize, avoid or otherwise do bad to you. You can draw them close if they are able to be drawn in, but leave the crown jewels (medical deets, divorce, problems with kids, past adversity at other workplaces, etc. locked in the vault) unless disclosure proves vitally necessary and even then don't give away more lurid detail than you must.
HOWEVER, BEST TIP: even if you make mistakes, break all the rules of power, disclose waay too much, undermine yourself unfairly out of brow-beaten servility, beat a dead horse that the rival can use to pigeonhole, disregard or embarrass you with, leave yourself wide open for attack by failing to document good work, follow through, consent granted verbally but not in writing and later denied by enemy or super in a lie or "forgetfulness", etc... all those things may STILL be rectified and overcome simply by not repeating the same errors, playing the long game, being reliable, consistent, doing all key work your enemy is sniffing for, and anticipating the likely tricks and reactions to the enemy's future efforts and acting in advance to immunitize yourself from them with documentation, allies, a READY Resume, ongoing trainings if you have time.
Unlike Machiavelli, the Art of War shows us that there is QUITE a lot at stake in losing and that foregoing potential, even deserved gain when reason, the careful record of indirect indicators, and field info. all show that defeat is highly likely, esp. in an asymmetric struggle, is sometimes well worth it. It's not "sit down and shut up while flames devour the palace" advice, but, rather, "avoid the fire in your bolt to greener pastures" advice. Even if your own blunders cost you the castle, don't lose the cottage also! Avoiding great harm or long term containment is better than gaining a modest and immediate victory like a pressure-extracted acknowledgment of your correctness or merit on a task or project you know you can prove was rated unfairly in a way that could force acknowledgment, all to forego a much needed later recommendation, or even noninterference with an advancement elsewhere, had you simply rolled with the uncomfortable punches.
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"If she leaves you for another! There is always her mother." Sun tzu.
Sex Tzu I think.
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If “Sun Tzu” means “Master of Sun”
Then what you just said means... 😳
Ya there’s always ur mama 😂
I started winning a lot lately and things started going my way for a change thanks to the art of war by Sun Tzu. These things can be applied to a lot of every day things. Sometimes to win the war you must lose a battle and swallow your pride and see things logically, critically and strategically. probably the best advice in the book.
"Do not destroy supplies that you can use do not burn food that you can eat"
Anyone fighting the russians: Wow this is useless
good read
Because Russia has practically infinite men and resources (which is also the reason why the West wants to break it up and share its resources among themselves).
Underrated channel
It may sound funny, I've actually found myself using some of these tactics playing Fallout 3. Example, I often use terrain to file attacking Raiders so I can take them out one at a time. Conversely I try to avoid narrow terrain where I can be easily trapped.
LOL, I use the idea of baiting the enemy in a false retreat to divide and destroy them in Spore tribal stage of all things.
it's not silly at all. Art imitates reality.
The attacker is at a disadvantage as long as the defender remains calm, cool and focused on their next move. This is also true in boxing, karate or street fighting.
Also true in divorce.
and in relationships or the breakdown
@@BloodMoon375 🤣
True in ping pong
I actually came here to use it playing civ 6. It's actually useful
Hopefully you this enjoyed this summary of The Art of War! Thanks for watching!
I Am Your Target Demographic amazing job!
Thank you so much for the upload, small constructive criticism- the thirteenth chapter is typically titled "Espionage". I would like to know which edition you got this title "use of spies" from.
The Art of War is listed by EVERYONE who's supposed to know great books, as a MUST READ.
Never read it, but I would recommend "Bram Stroker's Dracula." That was like the Blair Witch Project of it's time...
Thanks for sharing the beautiful Overview and summary of The Art of War.
Fantastic & well explained all the chapters & principles .....very easy assimilation without reading a book....Thanks a ton
Timeless Chinese wisdom.
This is great, thanks for posting! I'd been meaning to read this book for years, and just now seeing summary. Great stuff! Thanks again!!
I see you already have a powerful weapon in your arsenal.
I loved the summary.. I've mastered the art of war this overview added to it
Mastered The Art of War - goodness! Congratulations
Great summary! I’ve read the full book thrice and I can truly say this summary covers everything in the book
4:17 these graphics are good to show the strategy 👍
This video helps me a lot, thank you so much for this!
"Dying is gay" Sun Tzu 2007
Your timestamps greatly add to your great videos!
I just fell in love with this detailed explanation!!
Hi baby
This was extremely thorough and helpful, thank you
The Art of War is actually a mandatory subject taught at all US military academies. It's not only applicable to business but also in sports, politics, and even in online multiplayer games too.
If you want wn example, here's one. During the Democrat primary election campaign of 2008, Obama targeted states with lower electoral college which were numerous while all his opponents were too busy taking a long time securing votes in states with large electoral votes. This is an example of Sun Tzu's teaching where he says _'Avoid what is strong. Attack what is weak...'_ .
Attack on Titan definitely takes this art into heavy consideration, General Erwin, hands down.
Perfect summary, thank you.
Im shocked u dont have at least a hundred thousand subs man. Hats off and thank u for the share!
Being an entrepreneur I use the concepts in business. But the most live effective use and results seen is in a game called "pubg mobile" me and my squad using tactics of art of War regularly defeat our enemy teams and are at the top 2% of the player at the highest tiers of the game. It really really works. To the every alphabet. Sun Tzu was a master of masters.❤️
Any chance of doing a video on the lesser known Sun Bin's Art of War? Sun Tzu's Art of War was written during the Spring Autumn Period, and Sun Bin, a descendent of Sun Tzu, was written as a follow up during the Warring State Period.
This is about wisdoms of what to do under various situations!
You are more clear and explained better among several such presentations. Very important to understand the concept and the graphics as misjudgment can be serious!
The sketches really are helpful. Thanks.
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~Sun Tzu, The Art of War
"Whatever you do, don't show all your techniques on a UA-cam video. You fool, you moron."
~Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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*Technoblade's community in nutshell*
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Perfect summary👍🏻 and Background music 👍🏻 Well Done Thanks to you..🤗
I've long wondered about something I read in this book: "Do not harass enemy troops as they are retreating. Let them withdraw unmolested."
Does anyone have an idea as to why?
If i were to hazard a guess, it'd be something relating to not wasting energy on fleeing enemies. Not only that, but I would say it sends a message to your enemy.
Modern warefare leaves assigned routes for the enemy to retreat. Battle of aleppo and most hardened battles in the middle east.
Case study is Afghanistan
US + Nato armies against the Taliban. The allied armies had the opportunity to accept the surrender of their foes. when they added humiliating conditions to it because they wanted absolute victory, it only forced and made their cornered foes fight to the death.
Thus a cornered enemy who is retreating and you harass them consistently will no longer be fearful of death nor shame, leading to overwhelming losses on both sides.
@@connecttown That's a very good answer that makes a lot of sense. Thanks!
do not persue enermies who knowing they have no other way to live instead of fighting. show them a weak spot so they woud head to the direction you chose
@@connecttown what kind of conditions and specific battle was that ?
"Appear weak when you are strong, strong when you are weak." Is something that seems to naturally apply to one's ego. I have a good inclination to check on my friends with there interpersonal relationship status and how that's effecting their mental wellbeing by noticing when they could be putting up a false "all is great" narrative to friends and family.
Often, that is when all is not well
these lesson are very useful in my everyday interactions with my mother in law
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Do you have a mother in law like in indian tv shows or something?
more like Irish catholic, but I know what you mean. I had an Indian lady as a woman mentor.
Just from the thoughtfulness of the pronunciation of the Author's name let me know that this was going to be an excellent video. That type of granular attention to detail let's the viewer know immediately that you not only respect the content but also the history and culture.
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Well said.
Sun Tzu is infact the unrivaled master in the Art of Warfare.
Knowing how to recognize a opportunity in war benefits you more than anything else
How do you not have more subs great vid
what is the background music?
He said something like "a musician only has 5 notes, but with it he can create all the worlds melodies".
Which is an interesting quote. Partly because its a good observation on creativity and resourcefulness. And partly because it brings to mind how chinese music is essentially pentatonic. 5 notes. And they didn't even consider that there were more notes than that.
Underrated
J Prince had an employee go work for another label all while keeping him on the books so he could get their info. GENIUS!
i would like to add: using fire. if you apply flammable liquids to your enemy, even without fire, they will suffer psychological fears as well as chemical irritants. even a naked soldier soaked will still be at risk. the mere threat of open flame will decimate the confidence.
the background music is really satisfying. May I know the name of the song?
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Great summary. Thanks
I think George Washington must have read this book. He won the Revolutionary War yet won few major battles, and lost many. He would hit and run, had a fantastic spy network. Not bad for a bunch of farmers going against the mightiest army and navy of the day.
Yes I too believe George Washington was a scholar of the Ancient Chinese language.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 📚 *Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" offers principles applicable to modern fields.*
01:23 ⚖️ *War should be approached seriously, with a focus on survival and moral stance.*
02:45 ⚔️ *Strike quickly to minimize the impact on your resources and use the enemy's resources wisely.*
04:35 🤝 *Knowing both yourself and the enemy is crucial for success in battle.*
05:30 🧩 *Effective use of energy and army divisions are essential for strategic maneuvering.*
06:55 🗝️ *Focus on weaknesses, secrecy, and maneuvering to gain advantages.*
08:42 🛣️ *Adapt tactics based on circumstances and avoid reckless decisions.*
10:33 ⛰️ *Understanding terrain and utilizing advantages are critical in warfare.*
11:53 💂♂️ *General's errors can lead to troops not following orders and failure.*
13:43 🌐 *Consider various situations and terrains for strategic planning.*
15:09 🔥 *Fire can be a powerful weapon when used strategically in warfare.*
16:28 🕵️ *Effective use of spies and intelligence gathering is crucial for success.*
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Great information.
Thanks for sharing the classics from Chinese history and culture！😍🥰🥰🥰
In every edition of the art of war I've ever owned, the thirteenth chapter is titled "Espionage" and not "the use of spies". It's not a big deal, but I've been seeing this title being used in UA-cam summaries, whereas every hard copy I've owned it's titled Espionage.
If you looked up the definition of "Espionage" you would find it matched The use of spies. Its easier for people to understand more than a word they never got defined. In modern times its important to translate english to english as the education system is failing us.
Some translation use ‘Big Brain’ words.
“You can understand after 2500 years if things get lost in translation” - Chinese whisper?
"Taco bell kills you inside" - Sun Tzu 2021
9:20 how many of those 5 faults did Gaius Julius Caesar have? lol
"The art of war" is the book I kept re reading
Thank you for clear explanation
Hoping for more...
Essential knowledge
Reducing it to the gist
key basic principles that we can learn from, already you are proving sun zsu correct, that no lesson learned can guarantee to be followed, for human choice is the ultimate problem in warfare, only historians can truly learn from common principles and mistakes of the past, for the choices made determines a specific outcome, not the rules of engagement
' 'If fighting is going to ensure victory then you must fight' Sun Tzu said that and I think he knows a little bit more about fighting then you do pal because he invented it and then he perfected it so that no living man could best him in the ring of honour ' -Soldier
Rip Rick may
Sun Tzu invented Fighting?
Great summary, thanks bro!
this was awsome. the art of was is a great book and this review was dead on ! great interpritation and understanding of the tactics outlined in the book.
Thank you so much for the summary
why this is not popular this is video has a good explanation
these strategys work brilliantly in RTS games
wait do you not have a podcast, I just discovered your channel and i am in love... so no podcast??
I don’t! Not yet, anyways! You may have planted the seeds...
@@IAYTD how about now? Like the content!
Been using it in every online game I played
I think Afghanistan is the best example of implementation of Arts of war. From recent history, 3 most well equipped enemies have been morally defeated.
1. The British empire
2. The Soviet Union armies
3. Combined Armies of USA and Nato
Modern warefare leaves an assigned route for the enemy to retreat. Battle of aleppo and most hardened battles in the middle east.
Case study is Afghanistan
US + Nato armies against the Taliban. The allied armies had the opportunity to accept the surrender of their foes. when they added humiliating conditions to it because they wanted absolute victory, it only forced and made their cornered foes fight to the death.
Thus a cornered enemy who is retreating and you harass them consistently will no longer be fearful of death nor shame, leading to overwhelming losses on both sides and lost of appetite for war.
Good.. One key principle.. The key is not to fight.. Nor to bluster in your strength and power.. The key is simply to win
Not to fight...overcome temptation
Not to bluster...you just wear yourself out
Simply win. You already have if you do the first two but your opponent may not know it for years.
I read “The Art of War: Accurately Conveyed Edition” on Kindle and it is the most appropriately translated version ever.
For example, it translated one of the five elements for victory "天时" into “Whether”, which is appropriate, rather than “Heaven” in other editions.
The author has another book about the application in modern times.
I’m getting some Grand Admiral Thrawn vibes here
Who do you think Thrawn is based off
Politicians should be required to read this book. I'm a speed reader, so it only took me an hour. It might take them a few days, but the benefits would be extraordinary - especially the part about the generals not having to deal with politics.
Ironically, while this is on the reading lists of many of the academies and officer training courses in the U.S. military, it is also among the least read.
"if someone farts don't smell"
-Sun Tzu
This is all very alchemy based. You have a finite amount of space with a finite amount of things in it that cannot be created nor destroyed (first law of thermodynamics). You have to transmute and arrange to work within these boundaries set.
This is really useful if you play dayz or conan i have been using it
its really fun
pronunciation is actually 'soon zi'. title of the book is 'soon zi bing fa' 孙子兵法 go ahead use google translate to hear its pronunciation.
“Swen Zi” is probably better than "Soon Zi"
Great stuff. It'd be cool if you could add timestamps to the description for each chapter.
Great idea, I’ll work on that!
Mmmm... Listening to the background soundtrack makes me hungry for buffet. 🤤
Sun Tzu 😎: Reward your generals and spies handsomely, and set up a rewards program for the troops.
# Time tested advice for many areas, including both war and business.
I’ve been watching the war in Ukraine for the past two weeks. Even though the art of war is studied in the Russian military academy, they seem to forgotten all about it. Ukranians however have absorbed all the lessons, and are waiting guerrilla war against the larger, better equipped enemy. Not only are they destroying the enemy, they are taking them captive, treating them kindly, and also taking their equipment as well. They may eventually be defeated, but it looks less and less likely by the day. Similar lessons were learned that offense during World War II, when the Russians invaded. Also, Vietnam managed to elude an international superpower for at least 15 years. Finally, Syrian Kurds manage to defeat Isis, using the same lessons.
Don't forget they only sent about 10 percent of their full military capability. Hopefully Ukraine can use these teachings and hold out
knowing when to act and when not to.
Nice video! suggestion: there are many famous notes for this book written by other famous military genius, like Cao Cao, in three kingdom era, one of my favorite historical character. Their understanding and explanation complete the original book.
Is there somewhere I could read the notes you’re referring to?
@@rickybilku I couldn't find an online content for a proper English version, but I found a book which should be the one you might be interested in:
books.google.be/books/about/The_Art_of_War.html?id=trpSpjQjg_cC&redir_esc=y
@@rickybilku The preview of the book is not complete but still includes some additional wise words.
This is a great summary
Can you summize the book of five rings too?
Does this help in battling my tennis match .