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Three Kingdoms · 181–234 CE

诸葛亮Zhuge Liang · Kong Ming · Crouching Dragon · Shu Han Prime Minister

"Three-step plans for impossible odds. Devotion to the end, even when the end is loss."

Framework

Long View (Long-zhong duay): map the present, foresee three moves, hold to a moral north. Plan for the campaign, not the battle.

Best for
  • ✦Long-term positioning
  • ✦Building and leading a team
  • ✦Losing with dignity
  • ✦Duty when the odds are bad
From the canon

"Without serenity, the will is unclear. Without stillness, the long view is unreachable."

— 诫子书

"Devotion to the last bow. Only death ends the duty."

— 后出师表 · 传

"Hold your aim high; honour the sages; loosen craving; cast off stagnation."

— 诫外甥书

Consult Zhuge Liang

Lay out your situation. They'll run it through their framework, lean on one canonical quote, and end with one concrete next step for today.

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