On: Humans prefer cockiness to expertise

[wallflower]

> The "reasoners" may be good at comparison study, but are often paralyzed when it comes to devising completely new solutions.

"A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week."

-General George S. Patton

[tomjen → wallflower]

Yeah, right. Operation Market Garden, anyone?

[stcredzero → tomjen]

Ambitious goals, insufficient supply, unexpectedly capable enemy resistance. Why, in this context, was that a "good" plan?