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MENTAL MODEL · M7884

Liezi Riding the Wind

Liezi Riding the Wind
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Liezi could ride the wind and fly, very carefree, but Zhuangzi believed he had not reached the highest realm because he 'still had something to rely on' (he depended on the wind). If the wind did not come, he would fall.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

Dependency analysis. Check your core competitiveness. If you fly high, is it because you have wings, or because the 'wind' (opportunity) has come? If you depend on the wind (platform/policy/dividend), you are not free.

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From Zhuangzi's 'Free and Easy Wandering'. Liezi rode the wind, but still 'had something to rely on' (depended on the wind), and would fall when the wind stopped. The mechanism is 'dependency constrains freedom' - any achievement that depends on external conditions (wind/opportunity/platform/policy) is not truly free or sustainable.

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