As someone who advocates continual assessment both internally and externally, Hasard's book was a great read. He creates sufficient detail that I could picture the scenarios unfolding, all the while judging where and how critical thinking was used (or where it was not). I'd watched a lot of content on Hasard's YouTube channel before I ever knew he wrote a book, and while I admire a lot of what he says on the channel, the book shows a side of him that I think would be hard to convey over a video medium.

Finally, I did find a numerical error in this book where Lee was demonstrating how a complex numerical problem can be mentally solved. I mention this because an error like this can undermine Lee's credibility. As well, I feel a book like this should have an index so the reader can easily access vital information. A glossary would have been beneficial. I also felt some of the true stories dragged on.

Highlights key points in making tough decisions, with a strong emphasis on mental resilience & clarity. Then further underlines the importance of managing emotions effectively & provides a glimpse into mental-performance training programs that can enhance decision-making capabilities. Also stresses the need for prioritisation & decisiveness, drawing from historical examples, such as General Eisenhower's approach to task management during World War II--advises that a clear vision is essential to guide decision-making & disciplined, while focused action is vital to maximise impact of choices. One day I walked into the secure vault, which is the tactical nerve center of every fighter squadron, and Cygon was there telling a story about the test program he had been a part of in the F-16. He had learned that in a clean configuration, the F-16 would begin to buffet at around Mach 1.6—it was a known area where the aerodynamic forces would compound and amplify the vibrations. He said that it was possible to push through it by counterintuitively going faster. The change in resonance would dampen the flexing and reduce the vibration. It was an interesting story, but one that I didn’t think would apply to the tactical flying we did during day-to-day operations.

This book is a distillation of those lessons [that I learned as a fighter pilot] and how modern U.S. fighter pilots think about decision-making. Being on the cutting edge of applied decision-making, we've taught the techniques in this book to pilotd around the world, including thr Dutch, Israeli, Norwegian, South Korean, Japanese, and over a dozen other air forces...I thus looked up Rudolf Flesch and read about his contributions to the use of plain English in everyday life. He is also among the developers of the Flesch-Kincaid readability test (where I usually classify in the 'highly abstract' category), among other achievements. It's just how we're wired. But it doesn't have to stay that way. This book gives you the tools to clear the fog from your eyes and simply think smarter. easy-going prose…what [Dobelli] does is pinpoint exactly the assumptions, bias and illusions that shape our thinking and decision-making processes in both business and personal relationships that can cost us dearly as individuals and as a society.” (Financial Times)

Further chapters discuss ways to get more out of reading, thinking in and around the home about family and quotidian things, what kind of thinking is best at work, and, finally, he reminds the reader that thinking can be difficult, that accepting common ways of doing things (even if in error) is often easier. He concludes the book: “…Life’s problems are always new, and defy all ready-made solutions. That’s what makes life interesting.” A riveting read, full of instantly actionable advice—not just for high-stakes decisions, but also for handling everyday choices at work and home." Based on a career of making high-stakes, split-second decisions as a U.S. fighter pilot, The Art of Clear Thinking teaches readers to apply Hasard Lee's combat-tested techniques in everyday life. This book is no less practical now than when it was published in 1951. I was curious about the book because I’d been taught to read (better) with his book Teaching Johnny to Read, which was essentially a primer with long lists of words that were to be read aloud, using phonics to decipher new words. This book was a follow-up to his popular Why Johnny Can’t Read, which was a sensation in the mid-50s for its expose of the poor pedagogy that was being practiced in public schools, namely teaching children to sight read, to recognize words as whole entities, rather than as aggregates of syllables and letters.There’s a saying we have in the fighter pilot community: “As soon as you put on your helmet, you lose 20 IQ points.” And I think we've all felt like that at the moment. When you're giving a presentation at work or standing up in front of a large crowd, I think we've all felt a little bit dumber. To counter that, it’s all about training. In The Art of Clear Thinking, Hasard Lee distills what he’s learned during his career flying some of the Air Force’s most advanced aircraft. With gripping firsthand accounts from his time as a fighter pilot and fascinating turning points throughout history, Hasard reveals powerful decision-making principles that can be used in business and in life, including:

In conclusion, this book reveals powerful decision-making principles that can be utilized both in business and in life!!

nature will never mind whether your decision is perfect or not, as long as we can maneuver what the life has given. but, identify the error thinking, i think, is a must, for at least showing us now in the right place, at least for now.