Weapons of Critical Thought

  Hierarchy of Strategic Knowledge Introduction In looking at a variety of strategies and tactics, I thought it would be beneficial to develop priority guidelines of knowledge acquisition for competitive strategies. While rudimentary, I believe the following concepts hold true for most competitions.  1. KNOW THE ENVIRONMENT 2. KNOW THE SELF 3. KNOW THE OPPONENT The proportion of knowledge in each section will vary from each person, place, and competition; however, I believe the following prioritization will optimize knowledge acquisition beginning with environmental knowledge, followed by self knowledge and capped by knowledge of the opponent is preferential in development of strategy. Strategic Knowledge Hierarchy Breakdown 1.  The first priority when collecting knowledge for the implementation of a strategy for any sort of competition is,  KNOW THE ENVIRONMENT.  It is necessary for a player to understand what the arena of competition is and what the boundaries...