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Book] Leadership | Classics Circle: Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu
A Conversation Across Centuries
Reading Time: 13 minutes
Classical Period: 6th century BCE (Ancient China)
Core Philosophy: Lead by not forcing. Flow like water. The softest overcomes the hardest.
Why I'm Reading This
I opened the Tao Te Ching randomly to Chapter 78: "Nothing in the world
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