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Today’s Sun Tzu
“If our forces are ten to the enemy's one, surround him; if five to one, attack him; if twice as numerous, divide our army into two.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 3: Attack by Stratagem
Match the method to the ratio.
What it means

Force application depends on the odds; the same move is right or wrong by a factor of two.

Use it todayAssess your real advantage before choosing surround, attack, or divide.
Today’s questionAm I using the right method for the actual ratio I hold?
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