The brutal reality shows that our way of thinking is failing. This template was introduced in (Schade, Think Smarter with Nemonik Thinking, 2016). Therefore, I have used the nemonik template to restructure Dao De Jing for nemonik thinkers. Although that approach enhances the mystery of that amazing manuscript, it did not produce the most efficient teaching tool. He seems to walk around the topic, while telling the reader what he is seeing from different angles. Lao Zi's unfamiliar format suggests that he used a holistic, rather than a rational approach. Topics concerning the Way of Nature and the Way of People appear almost ad random in the parts Dao and De. Even the division of the manuscript in the parts Dao and De is ambiguous. Furthermore, his manuscript has no rational sequence such as an introduction, main body, and discussion. The secret information you need to maximize your success is hidden behind aphorisms and poetic beauty. Dao De Jing is written for insiders who know about Lao Zi's underlying philosophy. Lao Zi suggests that psychology should be based on physics in order to achieve lasting success.

Success is secular and based on competence, rather than devotion. The aim of Dao De Jing and nemonik thinking is to maximize your success, which is to obtain what you seek and escape what you suffer. This means The Way of Nature (physics) and the Way of People (psychology). Two and halve thousand years ago, the Chinese philosopher Lao Zi wrote Dao De Jing.

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