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“It will be best to let half the army get across, and then deliver your attack.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 9: The Army on the March
Strike at the vulnerable middle.
What it means

Attack when the opponent is neither gathered nor fully across; the half-state is the weak moment.

Use it todayFind the moment the other side is half-committed and press there.
Today’s questionWhere is the opponent half-across and exposed right now?
#timing#vulnerability#strike
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