Thanks a lot! You might not have much to say because I incorporated so many concepts that I've gleaned from you over the past couple months. Thank you for that. I couldn't figure out a way to include it elegantly, but the Hydra heavily influenced the idea for the DCOP. Also, while I was writing this, I kind of realized for the 1st time that the OODA loop is kind of like the DCOP. As Boyd said in his Patterns of Conflict brief, its a way to think about conflict, not the way. A lot of convergent evolution guiding us toward the human singularity IMHO.
Thanks! I just added a footnote that addresses what I see as the foundation for control in this situation. Being as charitable as possible when assuming the motivations of others. In this case, I'll assume the best, but demand clarification when you're concerned that a charitable interpretation doesn't reflect reality.
Thank you, that means a lot. You know, its funny, I have been programmed to write clearly and with a purpose if only because I know no one will read it if I don't. As it is, this is way too long for a flag officer to read, even if I was a full bird on their staff writing about something they were interested in. I think you had mentioned Sarno and I chimed in about Stu McGill on one of your articles. He once told me a flag officer insisted that he explain how to fix back pain in the Army in 2 minutes. Stu just said "if you insist on trying to understand the issue in 2 minutes, I guarantee you will fail". I think this issue is just the same. Back pain and spiritual readiness aren't the most complicated issues in the world, but thoughtfully addressing them doesn't fit into the busy schedule of a flag officer. While the book about Boyd is fresh on my mind, something similar happened to him early in his career when he developed the Energy Maneuverability concept that revolutionized the design of aircraft and essentially proved that the premier aircraft of the era, the F111, was objectively a piece of shit. The brief took several hours and finally caught the attention of a 4-star. That officers aide said he had 20 minutes. Thankfully that general had the wisdom to cancel the rest of his schedule for the rest of that day and the entire following day after that initial 20min, but it just provides another reason it so difficult to solve complex problems in a large bureaucracy. This issue will be even more challenging because we don't have some fancy new hard science based concept to objectively prove any of this stuff. It is all essentially psychology, and the APA has been captured enough that you easily find a handful of licensed clinical or research psychologists to tout THE NARRATIVE on command to anyone who wants an excuse to ignore this crisis. That makes it very difficult for even the senior leaders with good intentions to make sense of what is going on. The DCOP won't get us to 2min, but it might get us to a tight 20 that can get some attention.
I absolutely want your assistance with this and I'm looking forward to getting caught up with your material to gain insight. My ability to employ charm is currently reserved to in-person communication. In this environment, it is easy and natural for me to convey both knowledge and authority, but more importantly, the fact that I care very much to help the patient achieve their goals. If there is a way to do this in writing, I want to know it. Regarding Sarno and McGill, I would say that McGill what people typically miss about him is that empowering patients with the knowledge of how tissue is overloaded to cause pain has profound psychosocial impact. I don't expect to be persuasive about this here because honestly I can't seem to convince most physical therapists of this. Put another way, I think McGill takes what Sarno provides to the next level to ensure that the few patients that MUST address biomechanical to achieve a positive outcome in a reasonable time frame. McGill makes an excellent case for this in a 5-page excerpt in his book Low Back Disorders. Since I was planning on sharing it for a residency program I am helping to facilitate over the next few weeks, let me know if you want me to send you the file. Thanks again for the engagement and everything you do!
I've got nothing especially intelligent to say right now, because you covered so much ground and said it so well I don't really know what to say.
Except that if there is any justice you will one day be Chaplain General.
Thanks a lot! You might not have much to say because I incorporated so many concepts that I've gleaned from you over the past couple months. Thank you for that. I couldn't figure out a way to include it elegantly, but the Hydra heavily influenced the idea for the DCOP. Also, while I was writing this, I kind of realized for the 1st time that the OODA loop is kind of like the DCOP. As Boyd said in his Patterns of Conflict brief, its a way to think about conflict, not the way. A lot of convergent evolution guiding us toward the human singularity IMHO.
https://ruins.substack.com/p/dispatch-gwot-on-my-mind
Very well done, thank you. Anti-rant. Commendable control also concerning General "Righteous Strike" Milley. I will follow your example here.
Thanks! I just added a footnote that addresses what I see as the foundation for control in this situation. Being as charitable as possible when assuming the motivations of others. In this case, I'll assume the best, but demand clarification when you're concerned that a charitable interpretation doesn't reflect reality.
Thank you, that means a lot. You know, its funny, I have been programmed to write clearly and with a purpose if only because I know no one will read it if I don't. As it is, this is way too long for a flag officer to read, even if I was a full bird on their staff writing about something they were interested in. I think you had mentioned Sarno and I chimed in about Stu McGill on one of your articles. He once told me a flag officer insisted that he explain how to fix back pain in the Army in 2 minutes. Stu just said "if you insist on trying to understand the issue in 2 minutes, I guarantee you will fail". I think this issue is just the same. Back pain and spiritual readiness aren't the most complicated issues in the world, but thoughtfully addressing them doesn't fit into the busy schedule of a flag officer. While the book about Boyd is fresh on my mind, something similar happened to him early in his career when he developed the Energy Maneuverability concept that revolutionized the design of aircraft and essentially proved that the premier aircraft of the era, the F111, was objectively a piece of shit. The brief took several hours and finally caught the attention of a 4-star. That officers aide said he had 20 minutes. Thankfully that general had the wisdom to cancel the rest of his schedule for the rest of that day and the entire following day after that initial 20min, but it just provides another reason it so difficult to solve complex problems in a large bureaucracy. This issue will be even more challenging because we don't have some fancy new hard science based concept to objectively prove any of this stuff. It is all essentially psychology, and the APA has been captured enough that you easily find a handful of licensed clinical or research psychologists to tout THE NARRATIVE on command to anyone who wants an excuse to ignore this crisis. That makes it very difficult for even the senior leaders with good intentions to make sense of what is going on. The DCOP won't get us to 2min, but it might get us to a tight 20 that can get some attention.
I absolutely want your assistance with this and I'm looking forward to getting caught up with your material to gain insight. My ability to employ charm is currently reserved to in-person communication. In this environment, it is easy and natural for me to convey both knowledge and authority, but more importantly, the fact that I care very much to help the patient achieve their goals. If there is a way to do this in writing, I want to know it. Regarding Sarno and McGill, I would say that McGill what people typically miss about him is that empowering patients with the knowledge of how tissue is overloaded to cause pain has profound psychosocial impact. I don't expect to be persuasive about this here because honestly I can't seem to convince most physical therapists of this. Put another way, I think McGill takes what Sarno provides to the next level to ensure that the few patients that MUST address biomechanical to achieve a positive outcome in a reasonable time frame. McGill makes an excellent case for this in a 5-page excerpt in his book Low Back Disorders. Since I was planning on sharing it for a residency program I am helping to facilitate over the next few weeks, let me know if you want me to send you the file. Thanks again for the engagement and everything you do!