I can't remember where you mentioned it, but you said in a video on YT that you'd recently (re?)read Sun Tzu's Art of war; I wanted to ask you what you what you thought of it when you posted it here, but I must have missed it.
If you don't mind me axing:
- What did you think?
- Why did you read it?
- Are you a wargamer or RTS player?
- Do you follow military history?
- Do you think it's still applicable to... stuff? A lot of people, even in wargaming, dismis it out of hand, believe it or not.
- What is best in life.
I thought it was for war.
Like don't cross water to meet your enemy type stuff.
I don't want to spoil Dave's answer, so if you're reading this dave: post before you continue reading:
Nien! Just my opinion, a lot of people contest this but I consider the book universal!
-Victorious generals win, then go to war
-He who knows himself and his enemy need not fear the result of a thousand battles
-Defeating your enemy without fighting is the supreme art of war
-Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
-All warfare is based on deception.
These are all brilliant advice in politics, economy, and in life! Conflict is unfortunately a universal human experience.
Remember that war is won by economy and politics, not by strength of arm! Remember GoT? Rob Stark won every battle, and lost the war!
...obviously I'm quite a fan of Sun Tzu, having commited these quotes to memory!
If you're a gamer, or work in any industry that involves direct competition like negociation, or just appreciate planning and order: you MUST read it, I insist!