What Are the 36 Stratagems?
If you've heard of The Art of War, think of the Thirty-Six Stratagems as its scrappy younger cousin. Sun Tzu wrote about macro strategy — when to fight, when to retreat. The 36 Stratagems are tactics. Specific moves. The kind of play you can see on the board.
A few examples: Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Sea — hide your real intent behind routine actions. Besiege Wei to Rescue Zhao — attack where your enemy is forced to defend. Kill with a Borrowed Knife — use someone else's strength to remove a threat.
They were written for warfare. They work just as well in office politics, courtroom arguments — and, as it turns out, AI projects that crash in spectacular ways.
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