Sunday, April 24, 2005

How To Survive In The Real World, Rule #5

Act blur when the situation calls for it.

Sun Tzu's Art of War says, "Know thy enemy, and know thyself. In a hundred battles you will never be in peril." In most cases, we are unable to know our enemies thoroughly. Afterall, an enemy is an enemy, not a friend. Most of us just do not have any espionage capabilities or surveillence equipment at our disposal.

So, look at it from the other side of the coin: If you cannot "know thy enemy", don't let them know anything about you. Act blur. Always. All the time. Everytime.

This rule, when used in conjunction with Rule #4 (I don't know), gives the maximum optimal results.

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