Being outnumbered, coming from behind, being low on funds, these don’t have to be disadvantages. They can be gifts. Assets that make us less likely to commit suicide with a head-to-head attack. These things force us to be creative, to find workarounds, to sublimate the ego and do anything to win besides challenging our enemies where they are strongest. These are the signs that tell us to approach from an oblique angle.
You don’t convince people by challenging their longest and most firmly held opinions. you find common ground and work from there. Or you look for leverage to make them listen. Or you create an alterative with so much support from other people that the opposition voluntarily abandons its views and joins your camp.
The way that works isn’t always the most impressive.
Remember, sometimes the longest way around is the shortest way home.
* Source: The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday