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“You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 6: Weak Points and Strong
Attack only the open.
What it means

Certainty comes from hitting the unguarded; do not gamble against prepared defense.

Use it todayPick the target that is genuinely undefended, not the one that tempts.
Today’s questionAm I attacking a defended point when an open one is available?
#selection#certainty#asymmetry
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