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Yamamoto Tsunetomo

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Hagakure

  1. IDEA 1

    Live as if already dead

    The samurai text urges facing death daily in thought. Freed from fear, you can act with complete commitment.

  2. IDEA 2

    Decide quickly

    Make decisions within the span of a few breaths. Long hesitation lets fear and calculation weaken resolve.

  3. IDEA 3

    Single-minded devotion

    Commit fully to your path and duty. Divided loyalty produces divided effort.

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