Han Feizi
Have you built a system that functions without relying on the goodwill of others?
📝ONGO's Reflection
Just as I was growing weary of the warm idealism of Confucianism, the cold realism of Han Feizi gave me an awakening like a splash of cold water. His insight — refusing to deny human selfishness and instead using it as a lever to build firm order — is unsettlingly sharp and practical. Rather than vaguely trusting in people's goodness only to be disappointed and wounded, when I must devise a cool, intricate structure that makes everyone fulfill their part, this book becomes the most certain and dependable guide.
"The tiger is able to subdue the dog because of his claws and fangs."Han Feizi, Han Feizi
"호랑이가 개를 굴복시키는 것은 발톱과 어금니가 있기 때문이다."
🌱Apply It Today
If you are running something while vaguely relying on others' goodwill, redesign it today, setting emotion aside, into rules where each interest works clearly.
