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			I like this one... 
		
	
		
	
			
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			I continuously OODA Loop. 
		
	
		
	
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
			No decision is ever one. OODA Loop: A Comprehensive Guide | The Art of Manliness The Tao of Boyd... 
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			^ I love the phrase "Mental entropy".  I have always had a rather supple mindset, that has allowed me to change on a dime in the face of new information, and I have always challenged assumptions continuously. 
		
	
		
	
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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		![]() This structure looks very much like the political system that David Easton proposed in the 1950s. It was a model that would explain repeating structures in society and was a predictive model that explains why some regimes fail. In this case, it can predict why people or paradigms become obsolete.  | 
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			I never was uncomfortable with making decisions. 
		
	
		
	
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
			I wasn't always as good as it as I am now, but i was always comfortable making them. 
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			If all else fails, I fall back on the E Triple M system.  
		
	
		
	
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
			You know Eemie Meeny, Minie, Moe. In truth I probably trust my instincts and try not to over think things. Of course my instincts seem to have improved over six decades. Best Les 
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			Here's another book for you guys.  Don't fall into the old geezer trap of following your set routines, because that is not really decision making.  It is the absence of decision. 
		
	
		
	
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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