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MENTAL MODEL · M12542

Zhengguo Canal

Zhengguo Canal
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-28

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SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

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Anchor fast decisions

During the Warring States period, the Korean hydraulic engineer Zheng Guo was ordered to enter Qin to build a canal (a scheme to exhaust Qin's resources), but the completed canal irrigated the Guanzhong Plain and helped Qin become prosperous and powerful, an ironic strategic twist of 'misfortune turns into blessing'.

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