A review by mamamia
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
3.0
3.5 stars
I appreciate the applicability of Tzu's wisdom to so many other aspects of life and immediately made these connections myself. I've seen people apply this work to soccer coaching, moving up the corporate ladder, and even creators using it to differentiate themselves from their peers. I found myself thinking about this work in relation to the development of others: how do we raise children and deal in conflict with them? Also, how do we encourage others in learning?
I think there are a few ways this approach to reading the book is problematic. Namely, Tzu focuses on the principle of knowledge acquisition as a part of the vital preparation stage in any interaction, but fails to address the best way to approach an inevitable interaction with less perfect information. For this reason and a few like it, I think we should be cautious when applying The Art of War to our own lives where we often operate in less than perfect forms of knowledge.
I was promised much more in this book than I believe I received.
I appreciate the applicability of Tzu's wisdom to so many other aspects of life and immediately made these connections myself. I've seen people apply this work to soccer coaching, moving up the corporate ladder, and even creators using it to differentiate themselves from their peers. I found myself thinking about this work in relation to the development of others: how do we raise children and deal in conflict with them? Also, how do we encourage others in learning?
I think there are a few ways this approach to reading the book is problematic. Namely, Tzu focuses on the principle of knowledge acquisition as a part of the vital preparation stage in any interaction, but fails to address the best way to approach an inevitable interaction with less perfect information. For this reason and a few like it, I think we should be cautious when applying The Art of War to our own lives where we often operate in less than perfect forms of knowledge.
I was promised much more in this book than I believe I received.