I don't recall the exact quote, but a famous test pilot was once asked what he would do in a situation where he had 10 seconds to deal with an major emergency. His response; "I would use 9 seconds to THINK and 1 second to ACT!" When I am making a decision that I cannot reverse, I want to consider my options as well and deeply as possible first. When I only get one chance to act I want that act to be the best possible one. OTOH In situations where there is time (and a margin of safety) it may be better to simply try several different things and see what works best. michael rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com wrote: > When in a jam, their first > thought was how to work themselves out of it, often by doing absolutely > nothing but rather taking a deep breath and assessing their predicament > and their range of choices before taking any action. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Sep 27 1998 - 07:48:15 PDT
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