Sincerity Bound Together
Updated 2026-08-22
INTRODUCTION
English translation pending.
CORE DEFINITION
Because of sincerity, people are bound together as if tied with rope, and one grows rich together with one's neighbors. The highest form of team relationship is not contractual constraint but this trust-bound unity: trust works like a rope tying members together, so that success and gain are shared by all.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Build a shared fate: let trust bind the team so all members prosper together. - Favor trust over force: bind people with credibility instead of relying on rules and pressure. - Deepen bonds slowly: use repeated kept promises to form the tie.
Anchor fast decisions
The Zhouyi hexagram Xiao Xu says sincerity binds together: honest faith links people and holds them as one. Trust acts as the connecting bond that unites the group, so trust lowers the cost of coordination more powerfully than contracts or coercion ever can.
MINIMUM ACTION
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- zh.wikisource.orghttps://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%91%A8%E6%98%93/%E4%B8%AD%E5%AD%9Averified
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