0:00:00 – Opening
0:01:00 – The Indirect Approach. Pt 2. Strategy, by B.H. Liddell Hart.
1:58:22 – How to stay on THE PATH
2:12:42 – Closing Gratitude
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Yet another gem. Thank you. But no, sir…”the sin” is Jocko pronouncing French. AAAAAGGGHGHHHH!!!
Great podcast, especially this one. Great examples and I agree Operation Overlord is not an example of a direct approach. Two examples occur to me that might be utilizing a direct approach from a certain perspective, though I don’t mean to contradict the central lesson. Alexander at the River Granicus personally led a charge into the front of the Persians after surveying the situation. Even that though may be considered indirect, in the sense that the Persians had deployed mainly on the flanks, expecting the main attack there as I understand it. So it was still indirect mainly I guess.
I think maybe a harder example to contradict might be political leadership. In some places, I think America being one of them, people respond to direct leadership. People rallied behind Teddy Roosevelt when he took his message directly to the masses. He generally laid out his principles in straightforward terms, stated historical example, and inspired. That may be an indirect approach in a broader political strategy, in the sense that he was laying the groundwork for the greater interaction with the legislative branch, so it was still indirect at some times. But in rallying the people and in the election itself, in his direct interaction with the voting and broader public, that seems relatively direct to me.
It’s better to view this as a dichotomy…..some people are so fluid that they have no stable set of values or self…..they don’t stand up for their opinions or views AT ALL.
WISDOM: Got to know which side of the dichotomy you are falling off.