-makebestuseoftheadvantagesandbypassthedisadvantages;adoptsb.'sgoodpointsandavoidhisshortcomings;developthestrongpointsandavoidtheweakpoints;exploittothefullone'sfavourableconditionsandavoidunfavourableones;fosterstrengthsandcircumventweaknesses;giveplaytoone'sstrongpointsandavoidone'sshortcomings