The Mind of the Strategist: Knowing the Questions

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When planning an attack, ask yourself this question, "What is my favorite way to attack?"

The following is a list of typical attacks:

Are you responsive or reactive in your preparation and performance?
Do you know how to build momentum into your deployment?
Do you know how to use momentum and timing in your tactical game plan?
Do you know how to identify and create proper strategic and tactical match ups in your preparation process?

Do you know the conditions that must be obtained for victory before seeking battle?
Do you usually seek to do battle before obtaining the conditions for victory?
As a leader, do you know how to assess strategic and tactical situations? How do you quantify your assessments? How do you calculate from your quantifications? How do you compare the differences and distinctions within the calculations? And how can you execute victory from those comparisons?

In battle, do you use direct methods to engage the enemy and indirect methods to gain victory?
In battle, do you understand the usage of momentum and timing to gain victory?
In battle, do you understand the principle of creating tactical mismatches?

Do you have the capability to arrive at the battlefield first with ease?
Can you and your team move through the battlefield with no form or sound?
Do you and your army have the capability to achieve an advance that cannot be hampered and a withdrawal that cannot be pursued?
Can you and your army take up a position where you are formless?
Can you and your army adapt and change in accord with the enemy and achieve victory?