Thanks! I notice that 1, 4, and 5 are examples where in some sense it’s clear what you need to do, and the difficulty is just actually doing it. IIRC Julia says somewhere in the book (perhaps in discussing the rock climbing example?) that this where the soldier mindset performs relatively well. I think I tentatively agree with this take, meaning that I agree with you that in some cases soldier is better probably.
(I updated my comment with some more details about the rock climbing example.)
I’ll just re-emphasize, though, that I do think that people tend to overuse the soldier mindset, and that there are good arguments to make for not using it as often. I mainly was just pushing back against the OP’s sentiment which felt so effusively positive. In the end, if you’re looking for a readable, slightly-soldier case for a scout mindset, I think her book is great. If you’re hoping for a rather nuanced analysis or lessons on why+when to be less scout-ish, I still think the book is good, but you’ll definitely want to treat it more as a foil for thought.
Thanks! I notice that 1, 4, and 5 are examples where in some sense it’s clear what you need to do, and the difficulty is just actually doing it. IIRC Julia says somewhere in the book (perhaps in discussing the rock climbing example?) that this where the soldier mindset performs relatively well. I think I tentatively agree with this take, meaning that I agree with you that in some cases soldier is better probably.
(I updated my comment with some more details about the rock climbing example.) I’ll just re-emphasize, though, that I do think that people tend to overuse the soldier mindset, and that there are good arguments to make for not using it as often. I mainly was just pushing back against the OP’s sentiment which felt so effusively positive. In the end, if you’re looking for a readable, slightly-soldier case for a scout mindset, I think her book is great. If you’re hoping for a rather nuanced analysis or lessons on why+when to be less scout-ish, I still think the book is good, but you’ll definitely want to treat it more as a foil for thought.
I think I agree with this take. Thanks!