Image courtesy of Flikr user US Air Force. Back in February, I agreed to write a two-part essay for another website – the first part was published – the second was sort of left floundering. I’d actually forgotten that I’d written something until the other day I came across a neat article about the group Ask…
Image courtesy of Wookiepedia. I received a few responses to the post I wrote about maximizing our “nano cognitive surplus” (AKA doodling time during long-winded briefings). I proposed answering the question “Why war?” using only six words…here are a couple of the best responses:
Image depicting Michael Pollan’s seven word strategy for eating courtesy of Spillarena. I recently listened to Clay Shirky describe what he calls “cognitive surplus,” which he defines as the use of free time for constructive, creative acts. It’s really a simple concept – harnessing extra brain space for a positive good. Developing this website…
*Note: This essay was published at War on the Rocks on February 18, 2014. It can also be found online here. The civil-military gap is both real and significant. Its causes are many, but it is in large part a result of the fact that Americans simply do not know much about the military – and that…