Eugene Fedorenko is Writing, Reading, and Traveling

Obliquity

This is an old essay, but the concept is timeless. Quick summary:

Strange as it may seem, overcoming geographic obstacles, winning decisive battles or meeting global business targets are the type of goals often best achieved when pursued indirectly. This is the idea of Obliquity. Oblique approaches are most effective in difficult terrain, or where outcomes depend on interactions with other people.