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Chapter Seven
Maneuvering |
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Maneuver to Gain the Advantage |
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| Make the devious route the most direct. | | Turn misfortune into advantage. | | Use deception. | | Make changes to confuse your opponent. |
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Achieve the Critical Mass |
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| Consider these issues carefully: | | Know those with whom you enter into alliances. | | Know the situation and use the help of others who have had the same experience. | | Gather all your resources, and you will be too late. Advance without enough resources, and you may lose them all. | | Divide the profits of your ventures. |
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The purpose of deception is not to keep your opponent from arriving at the objective; rather, the purpose is to keep him from arriving too late to be of any harm. |
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Develop Effective Internal Communications |
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| Have a method for clear communication. | | Do not use the same communications for every situation. |
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Gain the Mental Advantage |
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| Preserve your resources for the main effort. | | Do not fight battles you cannot win. | | Adapt quickly to changes in the circumstances. | | Do not do that which your opponent wishes you to doif for no other reason than he so wishes. | | Do not press a desperate opponent too hard. |
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