Want to hit someone? Praise him!
The situation in the cartoon strip seems to be paradoxical? Let’s analyze it carefully. For Mario and Julie, Tom is hardly on time (“he is always late about everything“) and also not so cooperative (“as soon as he can, he puts a spanner in the works“): a person like anyone happened to work with at […]
THE 36 STRATAGEMS - 27 - FEIGN BE STUPID AND DON'T ACT RASHLY
The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics, and private life. Literal translation Would rather pretend to be confused than to act, never pretend to be clever and act rashly. Be […]
The 36 stratagems - 5 - Loot a burning house
The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics and private life. Literal translation When the enemy is in danger, take advantage of the opportunity to attack to win. Interpretation of […]
The 36 stratagems - 20 - Clouding the water to catch the fish
The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics, and private life. Literal translation Exploit the enemy’s internal chaos, also taking advantage of his weakness and lack of initiative, to force him […]
THE 36 STRATAGEMS - 15 - Lure the tiger down the mountain
The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics, and private life. Literal translation Wait for the moment of the day, siege the enemy when they are in an unfavourable situation, and […]
THE 36 STRATAGEMS - 10 - Hide a knife behind a smile
The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics and private life. Literal translation Try to convince the enemy that we are friendly, so that they would let down their guard; in […]
The 36 stratagems - 30 - Turning the guest into the host
The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics and private life. Literal translation Take advantage of the gap to intervene, and find ways to control the enemy’s key points, which must […]
The 36 stratagems - 19 - Remove the firewood from under the pot
The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics and private life. Literal translation Instead of directly attacking the strongest part of the enemy, indirectly weakens the enemy’s momentum. That is to […]
The 36 stratagems - 16 - Loosen the grip to tighten it later
The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics and private life. Description of the stratagem When the opponent is under pressure and feels he has no way out, there is a […]
The 36 stratagems - 33 - The empty fort strategy
The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics and private life. Description of the stratagem The stratagem consists in pretending to be powerful, when in reality we are in a very […]