How many countries are there in the world? You probably know it’s about two hundred. But what if someone told you the real number of separate legal territories is way higher than that?
Before we get into the 45 essays that make up the core of this book, there are some opening pieces that set the stage. And honestly, they’re worth reading on their own.
So I finally did it. I sat down and read all 1,168 pages of Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. And now I’m going to retell the whole thing, chapter by chapter.
I just finished reading “Built to Sell” by John Warrillow and I have to share it with you. This book hit different.
I just finished reading Crack-Up Capitalism by Quinn Slobodian and honestly, this book messed with how I see the world map.
I just picked up a book that blew my mind a little.
It’s called “50 Years of Singapore and the United Nations”, edited by Tommy Koh, Li Lin Chang, and Joanna Koh (ISBN: 978-9814713030, World Scientific Publishing, 2015). And honestly, it tells one of the most underrated stories in modern international relations.
So we made it through the whole book.
Over the past two weeks, we walked through all 13 chapters of Hunter Liguore’s The Modern Art of War: Sun Tzu’s Hidden Path to Peace and Wholeness, plus the introduction and afterword. And honestly, I’m glad I stuck with it.
So you’ve walked through all 13 chapters of Sun Tzu’s hidden path. You’ve learned about the battlefield of the mind, concentrated awareness, the nine fields of perception, the wholehearted will, and discerning frailty.
This is the final teaching chapter of Sun Tzu’s path, and honestly, it might be the most important one.
Chapter 13 introduces the concept of discerning frailty. And the basic idea is this: everything you see, every person you meet, every situation you face, no matter how strong or scary or permanent it seems, is fragile.
You know that moment when you decide to change a habit, and it works for like three days, and then you’re right back where you started?