While Sun Tzu could ve applied to daily life, its main purpose is for guidance on war. Per the name The Art of War

by Anonymous 1 year ago

"If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair." — C. S. Lewis The purpose of reading the great works of philosophy is to find the truth about life, the world we live in, and human nature. Reading philosophical texts to be "less stressed" seems like a fool's errand. If you want to be "less stressed" do cocaine, hire prostitutes, or just masturbate; but no matter what you do the feelings will be temporary.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

The point is to give you all tools so you can help yourself. The point is to show how the world and human nature works. The part on how to leverage this knowledge is on you. There is no blueprint to a happy successful life.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

The way I see it, some people can get benefits from the motivational industry, but how many genuinely can?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

All social nonfiction is concerned with "groups". Chemistry, maths, construction, medicine, mining, refridgeration, textiles, none of that is social, so it's not about groups. The only value in groups is that groups are powerful. In that a battle between a solitary person and a group, the group will always win. Most of the world's problems are due to groups.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Did you just call Sun Tzu a self help author?

by Anonymous 1 year ago