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Today’s Sun Tzu
“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
难知如阴，动如雷震
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 7: Maneuvering
Conceal intent; strike decisively when the moment comes.
What it means

Two phases, one doctrine: in planning, stay opaque so the other side cannot prepare; in execution, move with sudden, overwhelming speed so there is no time to react. Secrecy before, speed after.

Use it todayKeep your next big move quiet until you are ready to execute it fully and fast.
Today’s questionAm I telegraphing my plans before I am ready to act on them?
#secrecy#speed#timing
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