Summary of Mark Spitznagel's The Dao of Capital

Excerpt From Summary of Mark Spitznagel's The Dao of Capital



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To overcome the paradox of Klipp, we need to change the way we perceive time. We must change the dimensions of our depth of field, from the immediate to the intermediate, from the atemporal to the temporal.



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The Laozi, an ancient Chinese text, states that the best path to anything is through its opposite. For example, weakness defeats strength, and victory doesn’t come from fighting one single battle, but from the patient approach of waiting and preparing for a greater victory later.