The Art of Maintaining Boundaries: Ancient Chinese Strategies Against Manipulation and Influence – Nam Hoon Lee – Eksmo – 2026 – ISBN 978-5-04-229158-6
The Art of Maintaining Boundaries: Ancient Chinese Strategies Against Manipulation and Influence
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One day, a student asked a sage:
"How can I stop people from taking advantage of my kindness?"
The sage took him to a garden.
Some trees stood strong and green, protected from the others by a fence. Others were broken, their branches torn off again and again.
"Why did those trees die?" the student asked.
"Because every passerby considered them their own."
"And why did the others survive?"
The sage smiled:
"This garden had a master."
This book is about how to become the master of your own life. Lee Namhoon draws on the wisdom of ancient Chinese strategists to show that personal boundaries are about understanding where others' desires end and your own begin.
Twenty-five strategies will help you recognize hidden manipulation, resist others' influence, discern people's true intentions, and make decisions while remaining true to yourself.
Someone who knows the value of their garden doesn't argue with every passerby.
They simply remain its master.
"How can I stop people from taking advantage of my kindness?"
The sage took him to a garden.
Some trees stood strong and green, protected from the others by a fence. Others were broken, their branches torn off again and again.
"Why did those trees die?" the student asked.
"Because every passerby considered them their own."
"And why did the others survive?"
The sage smiled:
"This garden had a master."
This book is about how to become the master of your own life. Lee Namhoon draws on the wisdom of ancient Chinese strategists to show that personal boundaries are about understanding where others' desires end and your own begin.
Twenty-five strategies will help you recognize hidden manipulation, resist others' influence, discern people's true intentions, and make decisions while remaining true to yourself.
Someone who knows the value of their garden doesn't argue with every passerby.
They simply remain its master.
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