MENTAL MODEL · M2362

Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Sea

DecideHigh supportGame Theory

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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Exploiting people's familiarity with common things ("what is commonly seen is not doubted"), acting secretly under the guise of openness. It is not about hiding, but about deceiving openly.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Exploit blind spots. The most dangerous place is often the safest. In competition, rather than painstakingly hiding, it is better to disguise secrets as the most ordinary element, using the opponent's 'blindness' to form a defense.

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It exploits people's attention blind spots to things that are 'normalized' and 'public'—habituation leads to 'no suspicion', thus hiding the true intention under the most ordinary and conspicuous shell. The more habitual a thing is, the less likely it is to be scrutinized, and the secret is safest there.

MINIMUM ACTION

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Practice this model in one real situation:

Identify the opponent's 'habitual blind spots'
disguise key actions as part of routine processes, rather than deliberately hiding (avoidance attracts attention)
maintain consistency in public disguise to avoid revealing flaws. Defenders should conduct spot checks and maintain suspicion of things that are 'too ordinary'.

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zh.wikipedia.orghttps://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9E%9E%E5%A4%A9%E9%81%8E%E6%B5%B7ZH · Explicit
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