This was a different kind of Cognitive Crucible episode. Not really focused on information warfare, but information processing.
During this episode, after a couple war stories, US Air Force pilot MAJ Hasard Lee discusses how the F-35 is embedded with technology which tends to reduce operator cognitive load and maximize human sense making. Our conversation also touches upon “chair flying”–a mindfulness practice, human-machine interface, g-force effect on the human body, dehydration, along with other physical and mental training initiatives which may optimize for better peak performance. The conversation concludes with a brief discussion about Air Force COL John Boyd and the OODA loop.
#71 LEE ON THE F35 AND COGNITIVE LOAD
It’s an interesting episode – especially the vignettes about what it’s like to sit in the cockpit and do the work.
But I found myself more interested in the fact that MAJ Hassard Lee helms an incredibly impressive social media empire. Check out this video below from his YouTube page (175k subscribers).
I find this interesting because he’s not alone. If you start poking around, there are lots of these military-themed influencer pages across the services.
I’m in my own little Army bubble but there is so much more of this going on out there.
It’s refreshing to see, and whether we like it or not, it’s the future.
The ease and comfort that younger generations have with “putting it out there” isn’t a fluke.
You can rage against the machine and fail, or embrace it and win.
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