For those of you who may not yet be able to (or think you can’t) see the physical manifestation of your hard work during exercise.
Extrinsic Motivation…
The Assessment Process & The Illusion of Validity
When assessing candidates for their potential to be officers in the Israeli Defence Forces, Daniel Kahneman (2011) coined the phrase ‘the illusion of validity’, which he states was his first cognitive fallacy. Daniel states: “I coined the term “illusion of validity” because the confidence we had in judgments about individual soldiers was not affected by… Read More
Military Officers: Confidence, Competence, Arrogance & Judgement
“Perhaps he had exceeded the measure of confidence that was innate to his nature. That was what ultimately separated the lesser officers from the best, Cato had come to learn. Confidence was the source of competence. Arrogance might also help a man, but it was a brittle quality and founded on delusion rather than good… Read More
Danger…
“Danger gleans like sunshine to a brave man’s eyes.” (Euripides, Greek Playwright, 480 BC – 406 BC)
War Spares…
“War spares not the brave, but the cowardly.” Anacreon, Greek Poet, 570 BC – 488 BC)
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 