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There must be someone around you who wants to do something, and only has a preliminary plan in mind. Just tell everyone around you and people around you will spread the word. Often things haven't been finished, and the whole world is curious and starts asking you. In the end, this thing is often unsuccessful.
Reading today, I saw the third chapter of Gracian's Book of Wisdom "Don't make things public" and said:
Unexpected success is often the most convincing. What is too obvious is useless and boring. Don't worry will make people speculate; This is especially true if your position is important enough to arouse people's expectations. Mystery is to win respect for its mystery. Even if you must tell the truth, you'd better avoid telling everything. Don't let anyone see you inside and out. Caution is maintained by caution and silence. Once what you are determined to do is revealed, it is difficult to gain respect, but it often leads to criticism. If they don't come to a good end afterwards, you are more vulnerable to double misfortune. If you really want people's respect, learn from the gods who do things without saying anything.
Seeing this passage reminds me of two sentences in ancient China, which are similar to the meaning of this passage:
First, "Everything is Wrong" says: "Everything is done in secret, and words fail."
Second, "The Art of War" said: "The victory of this strategist cannot be spread first."
These three sentences have appeared in different times and even in different regions, but they all convey a meaning: don't let the whole world know until things succeed. This aspect is particularly important in commercial, military and wartime espionage.
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In the ancient history of China, there was a story of "blowing a trumpet to kill his father". This story tells how Mo Du, a famous leader of Xiongnu, killed his father and became the leader of Xiongnu in Han Dynasty.
Morton was originally the prince of Tou Man Khan, the leader of Xiongnu. Later, Tou Man Khan gave birth to a young son. It may be that the family often gives Khan a pillow wind, and Khan's ears may not be able to bear it, so he came up with the idea of abolishing modu chanyu and making his youngest son a prince. So he sent Morton to Ren Yue as a hostage. Tou Man turned to attack Ren Yue and tried to kill him. Ren Yue is short of breath and wants to kill modu chanyu.
But modu chanyu stole Yue's "BMW" and rode back to Xiongnu. Tou Man Khan thought he was brave, so he ordered him to command ten thousand cavalry. Modu chanyu also knew Tou Man's plot, so he made up his mind to kill his father and start his own business.
Morton made an arrow (Gong Ming), trained his men to ride horses and shoot arrows, and ordered: "Anyone who shoots at me with an arrow will be beheaded if he doesn't follow me with all his strength."
For the first time, when hunting birds and animals, someone killed the whistling arrow without shooting at the target.
The second time, modu chanyu shot his good horse with a roaring arrow. If anyone around dares to shoot, modu chanyu will kill them immediately.
The third time, Morton shot his beloved wife with a roaring arrow. People around him were afraid to shoot, so Morton killed them again.
For the fourth time, modu chanyu went out hunting and shot Tou Man Khan's good horse with a roaring arrow, and people around him followed suit. So modu chanyu knows that everyone around him is available. He knew it was time to get everything ready except the east wind.
Before long, the east wind came. One day, he went hunting with Tou Man Khan and hit Tou Man Khan in the head with a roaring arrow. People around him followed suit and shot an arrow at Tou Man Khan. Tou Man died on the spot. After that, Morton killed all stepmother, brother and ministers who disobeyed him. Self-reliance is sweat.
If this matter, modu chanyu in the process of realizing the plan, revealed to his confidant, even if his confidant does not say, but it is difficult to protect the walls have ears. In that case, let alone kill your father and stand on your own two feet. I'm afraid your own life will be finished!
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In the business field, Jobs tried his best to keep the product mysterious.
When Steve Jobs led Apple, many fans were expecting the birth of Apple. Many people are speculating about the shape of Apple, and many "prophets" say that they know the design scheme of Apple. But less than the day of the press conference, fruit fans knew nothing about its appearance and amazing performance except the iphone.
In addition to Jobs, Ma Yun of Alibaba is also the ultimate in this respect.
I said in the book "Ma Yun in Cloth Shoes": If I don't take any action, Yi Bei will enter the B2B market in three to five years, and it will have more money, more resources and a stronger global brand than we do. At that time, it will be a disaster for Alibaba The situation at that time was a bit like this. We picked up the telescope and saw a brother who looked exactly like me and was much older than me. We were shocked. But the other party doesn't even know I exist. At that time, in the eyes of Yi Bei, we were nothing. I think this can give us a good start. Yi Bei's indifference is the best opportunity for us.
So in April 2003, Ma Yun, with seven core R&D teams, secretly built Taobao in the lakeside garden, requiring all R&D personnel to sign a confidentiality agreement. Later, after Taobao went online, before the announcement, the company didn't know about it except himself, core executives and seven core developers.
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Whether it's modu chanyu's "killing his father to stand on his own feet", Jobs's tight-lipped product release or Ma Yun's secret "Taobao", it all shows a truth: don't let the whole world know what you are doing before you succeed.
I think this is not only to keep the mystery, but also to let opponents relax their vigilance. They also have some time and space to develop their own strength.
I think if Taobao publicizes it everywhere or leaks the news before it is made, then ebay will take some measures. Don't say that there will be no Taobao, but at least the resistance of Taobao will become greater.
In fact, whether in military politics, business or personal fields, when I am in a weak position, I should let as few people as possible know before I succeed in doing something. Because the less people know, the less resistance you have, and the greater the possibility of success. When you are done and successful, it will be too late for others to stop you.