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Wuwei is accomplishment without excessive direction or taking over. When does restraint let others act, and when does it leave a needed task undone?
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Guided course · Module 4 · Lesson 16
Action without forcing
The Daodejing questions fixed names and praises wuwei, acting without forcing. When does a ruler’s restraint give others room to act, and when does it become neglect or paternalism?