It might be debated if Sun Tzu was truly a historical figure or not but The Art of War is definitely a valuable read. It was one of the tougher books that I’ve read this year although the Kindle edition certainly offered plenty of footnotes and explanations. The version I read spent probably 1/3 of the time talking about the quality of translation and accuracy. Sun Tzu is believed to have been a general under King of Wu who lived between 544-496 BC.
The Art of War is a an ancient Chinese book on military strategy but is often adapted for business. Sun Tzu was a supposed master of military tactics and offers 13 chapters focused on warfare. The teachings in these chapters focuses on (at the time) advanced tactics of strategy and position versus war by typical means at the time. It is arguably the most successful book in military strategy history.
One of my biggest takeaways are the continued references to swift battle and attack versus long planned out sieges. I found this very interesting. In fact one of the quotes is something like, “We will attack the enemy, defeat them, and dine together tonight.” There are many references to attacking swiftly. I believe the same principles apply in business. Ideas need to quickly be tested.
The principles in The Art of War are too numerous to count. Being an entrepreneur there are many useful takeaways because starting a business seems much like waging a war or battle .
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