Field Notes #11

A Rubik's Cube looks complex. It isn't. There's a sequence that solves it every time. Practice the sequence, solve it faster. That's complicated — learnable, repeatable, and something you can master. 17×34. Reading a room. Checking your bias in a decision. Basketball handles. All complicated. All achievable through practice.

Then there's the thing that never shows up the same way twice. The blind spot from Field Notes #10 — where your success made your problems everyone else's problem — that's not a Rubik's Cube. It's dynamic every time. Novel every time. There is no sequence for it. You can prepare for the threat category. You cannot prepare for what it feels like on a specific Tuesday in February when it actually arrives.

Complicated gets exercises. Complex gets a framework. Veto and voice. One person who can tell you no and you'll listen. A cabinet of advisors who will say something when they see something. Not a solution — a structural support. Because the dynamic, one-of-a-kind moments that define leadership at altitude are a team sport.

THIS IS NOT TRAINING. IT'S CALIBRATION.

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– Robert (Sherpa) Millar | Bespoke Compass