162 Chuck Yeager — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2021-01-11
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This page is a bounded reading of the 162 Chuck Yeager transcript. It preserves short excerpts so the reader can inspect the source; it is not a replacement for the episode or a reproduced transcript.
What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“Evadee rule or not, I figured the word had been cut out from under me before I could even make, make worthwhile…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: product.
Focus
“That's a great simple system or simple way to figure out if you're doing the, what you sh- what you're meant to…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: focus.
People
“He got an advantage because he's doing something no one-- other people won't, and he knows more than other people.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: people.
Persistence
“As long as I can put one foot in front of the other, I'll be out there ten years from now.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: persistence.
Capital
“So he goes back and they call it sometimes, something called, sometimes they call it strafing, sometimes they call it buzzing, but…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
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