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“When an army is overthrown and its leader slain, the cause will surely be found among these five dangerous faults. Let them be a subject of meditation.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 8: Variation in Tactics
Study your faults before they kill you.
What it means

Defeats trace back to these five faults; meditating on them beforehand is cheap insurance.

Use it todayMake the five faults a regular self-review item.
Today’s questionHave I meditated on my faults, or only on my plans?
#reflection#faults#prevention
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