Finally, the quote offers a simple metric you can use daily: ask what you added, not just what you escaped. Instead of ending a week satisfied that nothing went wrong, you might ask what moved forward—one draft written, one difficult conversation held, one system simplified, one habit installed.
Over months, this becomes a compounding strategy: small constructed gains outpace flawless inaction. In that sense, Sun Tzu’s lesson is both strategic and personal: safety is not a finish line. The enduring measure of success is the structure you leave standing after the uncertainty passes. [...]
