Never seem to be in a hurry — hurrying betrays a lack of control over yourself and over time. Always seem patient, as if you know that everything will come to you eventually. Become a detective of the right moment; sniff out the spirit of the times, the trends that will carry you to power. Learn to stand back when the time is not yet ripe, and to strike fiercely when it has reached fruition.
L35 is the patience-and-timing doctrine. Operators who compound at year-5 read as "they got lucky in the right year." Operators who compound at year-15 read as "they knew when to do nothing." The Naval framing: judgment × patience × the willingness to fail slowly. The failure mode: false patience when you actually need speed (L28 counter-guard).
Pacing > speed. Naval's judgment × patience. Machiavelli's virtù-and-fortuna in the operator's hands: identify the wave, then ride it.
virtù-and-fortuna in the operator's hands: identify the wave, then ride it.
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