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Today’s Sun Tzu
“Ground reached through narrow gorges, from which we can only retire by tortuous paths, is hemmed-in ground; on hemmed-in ground, resort to stratagem.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 11: The Nine Situations
Trapped ground demands cunning.
What it means

When retreat is hard, force cannot save you; only stratagem and deception can open the way.

Use it todayOn ground where you are cornered, stop pushing and start scheming.
Today’s questionAm I applying force in a corner where only stratagem works?
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