The Rules of Acquisition, No. 838 to No. 854.

838^th Rule: Adaptation may open up opportunities for the future only where inquisitiveness essentially guides it.

 

839^th Rule: Limitless variation in developing a viable product can only promote limitless variation in profit margins.

 

840^th Rule: Always know the system being followed well enough so that it is understood well enough to work.

 

841^st Rule: Always choose to work well with a reliable ally rather than choose to work reasonably well with an unreliable one.

 

842^nd Rule: The most effective solution to problems about directions is one that results in one that achieves the objective through assessment.

 

843^rd Rule: To remain relevant to current events something appearing to be out of context first needs placing into context.

 

844^th Rule: Do not expose your weaker side to your competitors, or then allow yourself to become distracted while protecting it.

 

845^th Rule: Never allow something vital to your plans that also lacks clarity not to remain investigated when it appears to have been adequately completed.

 

846^th Rule: Always deal with matters that have previously been underrated but have then become threatening before they become too unwieldy to influence.

 

847^th Rule: What must be observed needs to be judged impartially, and should be observed without participating in it.

 

848^th Rule: Expediency is only justified when it is justified by circumstances, which can only ever be justified by the appreciation of potential consequences.

 

849^th Rule: Achieving an objective must involve the defining and understanding of the objective through focusing on the objective.

 

850^th Rule: Planning by objectives only works when possessing the right criterion for what those objectives should be.

 

851^st Rule: Regardless of expectations, unambitious plans may occasionally also have more chances of success than ambitious plans.

 

852^nd Rule: There is never any point in planning for contingencies after losing your chance of winning a contest.

 

853^rd Rule: Before accepting a plan first ensure to plan for every possible eventuality properly and think carefully about your strategy.

 

854^th Rule: Planning with insufficient facts always invites varying degrees of danger.