The Power of Encirclement

The battles of daily life occur not on a map, but in a kind of abstract space defined by people's ability to manoeuvre act against you. Give your opponents any oom in this abstract or psychological space and they will exploit it. So make them feel surrounded, shrink their possibilities of action and close off their escape routes. Just as the inhabitants of a city under siege may slowly lose their minds, your opponents will be maddened by their lack of room to manoeuvre against you. The best encirclements are those that prey on the enemy's pre existing vulnerabilities.