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Today’s Sun Tzu
“When he has penetrated into hostile territory but to no great distance, it is facile ground; on facile ground, halt not.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 11: The Nine Situations
Shallow incursion: keep moving.
What it means

Light penetration tempts a halt that invites counterattack; push through or withdraw cleanly.

Use it todayDecide: push deeper or withdraw, but do not linger at the shallow edge.
Today’s questionAm I halted on facile ground where I should push or leave?
#momentum#commitment#terrain
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