A simple read summary — The 33 Strategies of War.

Hello random person, reading this, which I am guessing is most likely only going to be me. Anyways, I will try to summarize The 33 Strategies of War and maybe add some notes on my understanding of it.

I don’t have any structure in mind, but I think I will be making one post for each of the strategies mentioned in the book. The book is quite long but the reviews on Goodreads and one good Reddit user have convinced me to go ahead and read it. This is my first time reading a book of this genre i.e. cynical self-improvement kind(ignoring my half-read The subtle art of not giving a f*ck).

I am undertaking this blog(Can I call it that?) as a challenge and a practice for multiple reasons. Firstly, I have noticed that I am barely able to finish any book that is not fiction and if by some miracle I am able to finish it, I am not able to apply anything in my life. Second, I want to improve both my vocabulary and writing skills(which both suck at the moment) for some exams that I am planning to give and this seems like an interesting enough way to go about practicing. I have some personal reasons too related to the kind of person I want to be, for going for this kind of read, which I will not delve into today.

I am anyways very forgiving to myself but if somehow the person reading this is not me, I apologize in advance for the lack of structure, editing, or whatever other issues you can see, I hope to improve with subsequent writes, provided that this is not my first and last.

Adios for now!

oh, wait I forgot to give some info about the book.

The book The 33 Strategies of War, by author Robert Greene, was published in the year 2006 and is described as a guide(not a rule-book!) for navigating today’s life with all its subtle social games and hidden aggression with a mind of a strategist. Many reviews that I read said that book was repetitive and had many factual mistakes and make many assumptions about human psychology and society. Which to be honest on one hand, is kind of a turn-off for me but on the other hand, these kinds of reviews are expected on any book on this kind of subject i.e. something related to dark psychology. As for the wrong facts in the book, that I will have to see for myself.

Adios, Again.