Han Lu Chasing the Block
Updated 2026-08-22
INTRODUCTION
English translation pending.
CORE DEFINITION
The image says that if you throw a clod at a hound like the famous dog Han Lu it chases and bites the clod, while a lion goes straight for the thrower. As a root-cause tool its core claim is that a phenomenon is a product of its source, and the real lever lies in whoever or whatever keeps generating that phenomenon rather than in each new instance. The choice is structural: attention spent chasing symptoms is attention unavailable for the source.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Stop firefighting the clod: pause endless reaction to repeated surface symptoms. - Find the thrower: ask which person or mechanism keeps producing the phenomenon. - Invest at the source: direct resources to the root and verify the symptom then stops.
Anchor fast decisions
A phenomenon is produced by its source, so reacting only to phenomena leaves you led by events while the true lever sits at the generator; where attention goes determines whether you solve the problem or are consumed by it.
MINIMUM ACTION
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- zh.wikipedia.orghttps://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9F%A9%E9%9D%9E%E5%AD%90verified
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