Using a Third Force — Strategy Tactics

​​​​​​​Indirect, indirect — the impact is indirect, through someone or through something, something, but not directly. An additional shade of meaning is indirect, indirect influence, most often the influence is hidden, not obvious to an external observer. To launch an indirect impact, you need to find or create conditions that will launch natural processes or someone’s actions in the direction we need. When it comes to launching a process that will multiply our capabilities, this is a great tactic!

Indeed, when the situation is not difficult, the attitude towards you is friendly or you are strong, you don’t need to be smart: you can act quite directly and openly. Asked and received. Here’s the check, wrap it up, please. I have the right — I demanded, I have something — I bought it. So it is appropriate and natural to act surrounded by friends when they are really friends; in the store, when the rules of trade and customer service are generally observed there; at work, when everyone really does their job.

But life sometimes gives us more difficult tasks. Sometimes directly — you can’t demand it, you can’t force it, there’s nothing to be especially interested in, or this is regarded as a bribe. When it does not work out straight and “throughout”, indirect, indirect influences turn out to be more effective. Sometimes it’s called «to be smart,» sometimes it’s called «to spread your brains and use the hidden opportunities available,» sometimes it’s «to drive up on a crooked goat.»

How is it?

Since ancient times, people have used natural processes for these tasks. Rafters do not drag heavy logs on themselves, they drag them to the river, which flows in any case and carries them on itself in the direction we need. The wind, which still blows, spins the blades of the mills and works for the miller for free. Instead of persuading drivers to slow down when driving through the yard, you can simply put a speed bump. After that, you do not tell the drivers anything — but they slow down themselves.

Sometimes you can take advantage of other people’s opportunities. Men often like to help cute and a little helpless girls: girls open beautiful confused eyes, young men serve them. Women are ready to take care of those who remind them of children — adult men give them such pleasure.

If a collision situation begins, the more you need to look for additional reserves. Indeed, in addition to your strength and the strength of the one who opposes you, you can search and try to put third forces at your service. If a small country is attacked by a strong enemy, it is possible that an enemy of that enemy may become its friend. Two strong powers, starting a war between themselves, will soon successfully defeat each other …

Also, a small detachment is helpless in front of a horde of enemies, but if you release an avalanche on them, the horde will be — destroyed! Watch a video…

And here is a completely family, albeit completely military situation: the child is weaker than the pope, but if you cry in time so that the grandmother comes running and stands up for the unfortunate child, then it is still unknown who will win! Note that in this situation, the grandmother also uses the child as a third force in order to defeat her son-in-law in this round!

So, gravity, the laws of the market, systemic archetypes and human prejudices can work for us. The main thing at the same time is that we are no longer storming heights, we do not pay every penny and generally forget about “bash on bash”. The main thing is that someone or something, on which our result depends, act in the direction we need themselves. A person prone to such approaches and strategies is called a Tactician in the synton approach.