Good commanders understand the 'Stop-Flop' heuristic: stop gathering useful information, and flop is your first lost opportunity—you know what to do, and at that point you should decide rather than continue gathering information.

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Shane Parrish

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i have sort of a heuristic around this which is called stop flop or no so you stop gathering useful information flop is your first lost opportunity

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A Masterclass on Leadership | Stanley McChrystal | Knowledge Project 132The Knowledge Project Podcast
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:19:19 AM

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