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Today’s Sun Tzu
“If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 3: Attack by Stratagem
Half the picture still loses.
What it means

Knowing only yourself leaves you blind to the other side's moves; every win is paid for elsewhere.

Use it todayCommit to learning one uncomfortable fact about the other side this week.
Today’s questionWhat about the other side am I confidently wrong about?
#intelligence#blind-spots#humility
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