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Instead of adhering to traditional pathways, successful strategists manipulate the rules to their favor. They are the ones who refuse to be passive players in their own lives. They recognize that history is full of individuals who changed the game entirely, proving that true competition occurs not at the level of effort but at the level of strategy.
Breaking Free from Conventional Paths
The conventional wisdom that success comes from hard work and patience remains pervasive. Yet, this belief serves to trap countless intelligent, hard-working individuals in cycles of mediocrity. Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche argued that values in society are constructs created by those in power, meaning that many of us live under “slave morality,” passively following rules that do not serve us.