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About 1 Sun Tzu a Day

1 Sun Tzu a Day delivers one idea from Sun Tzu’s The Art of War every day — the quotation, the strategic principle, and one concrete way to use it in business, investing, negotiation, or leadership. The whole thing is built to take about a minute.

What this is (and isn’t)

This is not a quote generator, and it isn’t another site repeating questionable internet Sun Tzu quotes. The point is translation: taking ancient Chinese strategy and connecting it to the problems people actually face — competition, negotiation, risk, timing, decision-making. Each entry separates the historical quotation from our own commentary.

On accuracy

Quotations are drawn from the Lionel Giles (1910) translation of The Art of War, the standard public-domain English translation. Where a wording is a faithful paraphrase rather than a verbatim rendering, we flag it. We do not invent quotations or attribute modern paraphrase to Sun Tzu. The principle, interpretation, and application are original editorial content and are not financial, legal, or professional advice.

How the daily works

The featured lesson is chosen deterministically from the date, so everyone sees the same strategy on a given day and each day’s entry has a permanent link. No account required — just come back tomorrow.

Get in touch

Suggestions, corrections, and ideas are welcome — you can reach the team via the address in our privacy policy.