The Logic of Failure

How well do you adapt to adversity? When you face complex situations in life do you tend to rise up or crumble under the pressure? If you feel that you have room for improvement I would encourage you to look into Dietrich Dorner's book, The Logic of Failure: Recognizing and Avoiding Error in Complex Situations. If you …

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The Honest Skeptic and the Alternate Plan

I had the opportunity to make an in-depth study of the weather in the Southeast yesterday in preparation for a flight in a small aircraft. The latest "Surface Analysis" provided by http://www.aviationweather.gov showed a fascinating mix of both high and low pressure systems and warm and cold fronts scattered about the country. Pilot and author Robert Buck wrote …

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