Sun Tzu - Art of War

[Teutone]

I heard so many things about this book and it got mentioned so many times, anyone of you ever read it?

I ordered it today

[Gründig]

Im actually curious too.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

I have read it, it is a book about warfare strategy but it can be interpreted in different ways and replicated in daily life scenarios that do not necessarily involve overcoming and outrun your enemy.

Nowadays there's a hype about that book, especially among businessmen and entrepreneurs but with that said it is probably a better use of your time than reading the latest business best-seller.

[Teutone]

Im actually curious too.

It quite short but south east asian historical books are quite intresting

Like Hagakure, its the code of honor for the Samurai, ofc you cannot apply their codex on today, but some things seemed to be reasonable and it was intresting in a historical context

Example of a kinda good advice from the book:

"It is bad taste to yawn in front of people. When one unexpectedly
has to yawn, if he rubs his forehead in an upward
direction , the sensation will stop . If that does not work, he can
lick his lips while keeping his mouth closed, or simply hide it
with his hand or his sleeve in such a way that no one will know
what he is doing. It is the same with sneezing. One will appear
foolish. There are other things besides these about which a person should use care and training. "


Hagakure as pdf: http://3yryua3n3eu3i4gih2iopzph.wpen...f/hagakure.pdf

[Teutone]

I have read it, it is a book about warfare strategy but it can be interpreted in different ways and replicated in daily life scenarios that do not necessarily involve overcoming and outrun your enemy.

Nowadays there's a hype about that book, especially among businessmen and entrepreneurs but with that said it is probably a better use of your time than reading the latest business best-seller.

It isnt long tho

I will read it to get behind that hype

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

It isnt long tho

I will read it to get behind that hype

Some books are worth the hype. And yes it is small.

[Smeagol]

I bought it a few months ago after seeing it referenced all the time but i haven't read it yet, it's still sitting on my shelf.

[Teutone]

Some books are worth the hype. And yes it is small.

Do you read "Personal Transformation Self-Help" books regulary?

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

Do you read "Personal Transformation Self-Help" books regulary?

I do not. I read the Art of War because it is a classic and I do enjoy reading classics. The book wasn't written with the intention of being a self-help book (that didn't even exist back in the day) but rather as a philosophical approach to battle tactics even though we can use its wisdom to handle problems we face everyday.

Now that I think of it, the Art of War is probably the only Chinese classic that most Westerners get to read in their life. Would be cool to read other Chinese magnus opus, possibly a novel.

[Gründig]

It quite short but south east asian historical books are quite intresting

Like Hagakure, its the code of honor for the Samurai, ofc you cannot apply their codex on today, but some things seemed to be reasonable and it was intresting in a historical context

Example of a kinda good advice from the book:

"It is bad taste to yawn in front of people. When one unexpectedly
has to yawn, if he rubs his forehead in an upward
direction , the sensation will stop . If that does not work, he can
lick his lips while keeping his mouth closed, or simply hide it
with his hand or his sleeve in such a way that no one will know
what he is doing. It is the same with sneezing. One will appear
foolish. There are other things besides these about which a person should use care and training. "


Hagakure as pdf: http://3yryua3n3eu3i4gih2iopzph.wpen...f/hagakure.pdf

Just as you have, I've heard of it a million times and have seen it numerous times at the book store. I've just never looked into it any further.

I've always thought the samurai were very interesting. They were big on honor.

My friends dad is from Japan, so he's shown me a bunch of wild Samurai movies.