If maneuver is the ability to shape the environment and dictate the rules of engagement, then AI is the ultimate multiplier. Unlike humans, AI doesn’t...

Elon Musk may be the last great human maneuver artist at scale. While an outlier, he is not the future. The next “Great Khan” won’t...

No matter how you answer these questions, you can do better. And the key to doing better lies in Boyd’s OODA loop, especially the orientation....

Conflict isn’t fought by abstractions. “Remember,” Boyd famously said, “terrain doesn’t wage war. Machines don’t wage war. People do, and they use their mind.” That’s...

If maneuver is the ability to adapt and outpace rivals, then Elon Musk is the modern master. Love him or hate him, he has a...

personal record: 11 chin-ups at 210lbs.   pilots can swap jets when one breaks. we can’t.   we only get one body. and staying grounded isn’t an...

Conflict is a contest of maneuver. Like a Kung Fu master sidestepping their opponent, the ability to maneuver wins the day. Boyd described this as...

Conflict stems from a mismatch between how things are and how one wants them to be. Carl von Clausewitz identified this mismatch when he called...

What conflicts define your life? Are they clashes of ideas, struggles for resources, or battles within your social network? What similarities do they have? How...

i did a physique show. it’s basically a beauty pageant where dudes in thongs pay hundreds of dollars to get painted like oompa loompas and...

Chapter 1 is now complete. i like to end each chapter with a set of key takeaways and questions for further reflection. Key Takeaways We...

John Boyd’s framework reveals that creation requires destruction—they are two sides of the same coin. Just as a dying star releases the energy and elements...