greatest wisdom book

Chapter 79 Gathering Momentum Part 1
The third article "Sun Tzu's Art of War"

"Sun Tzu's Art of War", a book of wisdom that affects the world: military strategists see the art of strategy from it, politicians see the strategy of governing from it, entrepreneurs see the method of profit from it...and we, from it Seeing is the wisdom of living.Although our world is very different from Sun Tzu's, the fundamentals of human nature and wisdom have not changed.Through the gunpowder in Sun Wu's works, we can also find the long-lasting wisdom that is beneficial to life, such as innovative thinking, late-moving, and knowing people from their subtleties, and so on.

Looking at all the books of war, there is no Sun Wu. 
——Tang Taizong Li Shimin

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" is the number one god in the world. We must worship it, recite it carefully, and use it flexibly, so that the company can prosper. 
——Japanese entrepreneur Konosuke Matsushita

There is something amazing about Sun Tzu's thinking - with a slight change in some words, his proverbs seem to have been written just yesterday.

— Air Marshal Slessor
The third Chapter 1 Gathering momentum 1
Ready to go is a state of being ready for action, having a more rational understanding of the overall situation, a clearer positioning of oneself, a more accurate plan for the future, a more reasonable understanding of strategies, and a more reasonable understanding of strategies. Claims have a more definite hold.When everything is ready, just wait for the "east wind" of opportunity to blow.

In the game of chess in life, deception is the game strategy

Soldiers who, deception also.Therefore, what can be shown is not possible, what is used can be shown not to be used, what is close can be shown to be far, and what is far can be shown to be near.

Life is a game, and the opponent is the people and things around us.In this competition, we must grasp the winning chips in the game of life, sharpen our fighting swords, and use our unique wisdom to win in the natural law of survival of the fittest and gain room for development.

"Sun Tzu's Art of War", a famous military work in Chinese history, provides us with such special wisdom. "Soldiers, deceitful ways." Sun Wu clearly put forward "deceitful ways" in the first "Ji Pian"-this strategic thought throughout the book, which shows the importance of "deceitful ways".

Past history has also proved to us many times: "Soldiers never tire of cheating" also applies to life.In order to achieve success faster, it is often necessary to recognize the situation clearly, understand when to make a move and when to stop in the game process, and sometimes even use some tricks to create false appearances to confuse opponents and create a favorable situation for yourself , in order to obtain the greatest victory at the least cost.Therefore, the life of those who know how to play games is the life of a wise man.

In the mid-19th century, oil was discovered in Pennsylvania, USA, and tens of thousands of people rushed to the oil fields.For a time, the land of Pennsylvania was full of derricks, and crude oil production rose rapidly.The businessmen in Cleveland were also excited about this new business, and they recommended the young and promising broker Rockefeller to investigate the crude oil producing areas in Pennsylvania in order to obtain direct and reliable information.After a period of research, Rockefeller returned to Cleveland.He advises businessmen not to invest in crude oil production, because there are already 72 oil wells with a daily output of 1135 barrels of oil, and the demand for oil is limited, so the oil market must fall, which is the result of blind exploitation.He warned that when everyone else is starting to enter an industry, our own strategic choice is to exit.

Because profits are limited, when people all enter an industry and scramble for a piece of cake, the most rational choice in this game is to quit.Rockefeller made his own decision to withdraw from the oil issue based on the choices of others.Sure enough, as expected by Rockefeller, "Pioneers can't make money." Due to the crazy oil drilling, the oil price fell again and again, and a barrel of crude oil plummeted from the original 20 dollars to 10 cents.Those oil drilling pioneers were defeated one by one.Three years later, when crude oil plummeted again and again, Rockefeller believed that it was time to invest in oil, which was beyond the expectations of ordinary people.

At this time, Rockefeller believed that no one else would invest in oil, and his strategic choice was to invest in oil.Rockefeller always judged his own behavior choices based on the strategic choices of many businesses. Rockefeller used game theory in investment.Rockefeller and Clark jointly invested $4000 to open an oil refinery in partnership with Andrews, an Englishman who worked in an oil refinery.Andrews used a new technology to extract kerosene, which made the company develop rapidly.

Later, Rockefeller decided to let go, but his collaborator Clark was hesitant at this time and dared not take risks.The two had a serious disagreement over decisions about the oil business and parted ways.After the breakup, Rockefeller started his oil business with high hopes.He quickly expanded the refining equipment, the daily oil production increased to 500 barrels, and the annual sales exceeded 100 million US dollars.

When Rockefeller first entered the oil industry in 1865, there were 55 oil refineries in Cleveland. By the time Standard Oil was established in 1870, only 26 had survived. By the end of 1872, Standard Oil had controlled 26 of the 2 refineries.Rockefeller became one of the top ten super rich in the United States, and the Rockefeller family has since become one of the wealthiest families in the United States.

It is the strategic choice of the game and the "cunning" of life that made Rockefeller brilliant. Every time he judged the best time for himself to enter based on the choices of others, every choice was a great progress for Rockefeller's career.It can be seen that the method of game plays a decisive role in success.

In the game of life, although the opponents you face are always changing, just like Sun Tzu will not always meet the same enemy on the battlefield, the key to victory remains the same - trickery.A person who has a solution to all game dilemmas in his heart is like Sun Tzu, who knows war like the back of his hand, and can deal with various situations skillfully.

(End of this chapter)