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Today’s Sun Tzu
“There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 2: Waging War
Protraction serves no one in the end.
What it means

Sustained conflict drains both sides; the winner merely loses less, so end things on your terms fast.

Use it todayShorten a struggle you are in by choosing a decisive close.
Today’s questionWhere can I trade a long grind for a clean, fast resolution?
#decisiveness#resolution#cost
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