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The Art of War

Sun Tzu

3.6 AVERAGE


Uzun zamandır bir eseri okurken bu kadar keyif almamıştım. Bunun sebebi Kastaş Yayınları'nın özenli çalışmasıydı. Eser hazırlanırken öncelikle kitabın bir özeti çıkarılmış. Yazıldığı döneme dair bilgi verildikten sonra Sun Tzu'nun savaş sanatı ile ilgili tespitlerine geçiyorsunuz. Ardından savaş sanatı teorilerini yorumlayan çağının 11 ünlü savaş filozofunun kısa yaşam öyküsü ve tek tek teorilerin bu 11 filozof tarafından ele alınışı geliyor.

Başlarken bu kadar donanımlı bir çalışma ile karşılaşacağımı beklemiyordum. Bu vesileyle emeği geçenlere teşekkürlerle...

Kitaptan minik bir alıntıyla incelememe son vereyim:
"Askeri operasyon ateşe benzer: kontrolden çıkarsa kendini yakar, bitirir."

Lots of great thoughts on warfare that can also be applied to other areas of life.
Also lots of technical info on terrain and weather, which was to be expected.
Some parts flew over my head, but I do think there was lots of great material to meditate to and find a better understanding of, if I want to go back some day.

2.5 ⭐
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3,5

The most interesting part in here was all the part that referenced ancient texts. Like how old can you get.

Outside of that it's kinda a fun game to pick a topic or thing that you do have experience with and try to apply it to the guidelines and tips in this book. It seems to only really apply to things that are inherently competitive in nature. I could apply almost every rule to something I know in Heroes of the Storm. But not to much else.

It'd be a fun to do a little essay giving direct comparisons. But I couldn't apply much of this to my life and work.
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Simply life changing for me as a 16 year old back then. It was the first book that I had ever finished, and it widened my horizons. 
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informative fast-paced

The actual "war" part of this book is a bit dated, obviously, but the psychological aspect of it, the leading of people, doesn't change. That part is like The Prince in its explanation of how to rule, how to bend wills and influence people. While I'm sure most is lost in translation, it is still a very...I wouldn't say poetic, but still a very good read, like looking at a sculpture that you might not love, but appreciate the work put into it.