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Most battles are won before the contest begins—by those who are most prepared.
Stanley McChrystal • Risk
So how did I know that what I was copying would be right? Furthermore, even if it was right then how did I know it would be right for my business? When you think about military history, there are many moves that have been learned over time from one battle to another e.g. flanking an opponent to suppressing fire. These are context specific as in rel... See more
Simon Wardley • Highlights From medium.com
“All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it’s impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer.” –NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
execution is more difficult than strategizing.
Cal Newport • Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
“All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it’s impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer.” –Niccolò Machiavelli
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
Both Napoleon and George W. Bush fell victim to the alignment problem. Their short-term military goals were misaligned with their countries’ long-term geopolitical goals. We can understand the whole of Clausewitz’s On War as a warning that “maximizing victory” is as shortsighted a goal as “maximizing user engagement.” According to the Clausewitzian
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