“He told Burton to always keep the initiative. “And you must never panic. When they surprise you, even if the surprise seems fatal, there is always a countermove.” Boyd gave Burton three guiding principles. The first was the most difficult… — Robert Coram Copy Share Image
“Understanding the OODA loop enables a commander to compress time - that is, the time between observing a situation and taking an action. A… — Robert Coram Copy Share Image
“If our mental processes become focused on our internal dogmas and isolated from the unfolding, constantly dynamic outside world, we experience mismatches between our… — Robert Coram Copy Share Image
“Thinking about operating at a quicker tempo - not just moving faster - than the adversary was a new concept in waging war. Generating… — Robert Coram Copy Share Image
“A pilot can be too cautious. He can be too methodical. He reads and memorizes the specifications, knows the boundaries of the performance envelope,… — Robert Coram Copy Share Image
“He told Burton to always keep the initiative. “And you must never panic. When they surprise you, even if the surprise seems fatal, there… — Robert Coram Copy Share Image
“Generating a rapidly changing environment--that is, engaging in actively that is so quick it is disorienting and appears uncertain or ambiguous to the enemy--inhibits… — Robert Coram Copy Share Image
“And you’re going to have to make a decision about which direction you want to go. He raised his hand and pointed. “If you… — Robert Coram Copy Share Image
“If a man can reduce his needs to zero, he is truly free: there is nothing that can be taken from him and nothing… — Robert Coram Copy Share Image
“This was a pivotal event in his career, as well as a personal epiphany. Often, when a man is young and idealistic, he believes… — Robert Coram Copy Share Image
