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To me, strategy is a plan of action within a system that dynamically resists your attempts at progress, usually due to the presence of other agents similar to y
by hliyan 5y ago
To me, strategy is a plan of action within a system that dynamically resists your attempts at progress, usually due to the presence of other agents similar to yourself. Chess is a good microcosmic example.
- dalbasal 5y agoSo "strategy" doesn't apply to tasks like going to the moon, curing cancer or getting into shape?
- quickthrower2 5y ago“system that dynamically resists your attempts at progress” applies to all of those in spades, and then some, with a cherry on top! Competition maybe not to cancer, but to some extent the other two (cold war and competitive fitness - why do you “want” a six pack?)
- hliyan 5y agoIf going to the moon involves incorporating the reactions of competitors into your plans, then yes. Otherwise I believe the word "method", "plan" or "technique" would suffice. For example, I have always been mystified by the the term "branching strategy" (in the context of source code version control systems). It is just a method, but the word, alas, now feels too pedestrian for most. One at least needs to go with methodology.