The Gouge: The US Navy SEAL Method for Thinking Clearly and Acting Decisively

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From the most-decorated US Navy SEAL in history, a new method for thinking clearly and acting decisively in any situation - developed on the battlegrounds of Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. From the most-decorated US Navy SEAL in history, a new method for thinking clearly and acting decisively in any situation - developed on the battlegrounds of Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. If you want to get by in the US Navy SEALs, then you need to get to grips with the Gouge. A method for thinking clearly under extreme pressure, the Gouge is used by the world's most elite fighters to keep calm in the fog of war- whether they're being shot at by ISIS insurgents, or trying to talk their way out of a sticky hostage situation. Vice Admiral Robert Harward knows the value of the Gouge better than anyone. In a career spanning four decades, he has become the most-decorated Navy SEAL in US history - leading the Navy SEALs' operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and later serving as one of the most senior figures in the US military, sitting on the National Security Council. Through it all the Gouge helped him make his best decisions in the face of unimaginable duress. Now, Harward reveals how the rest of us can use the Gouge to stay calm, think rationally, and act decisively in any situation. Drawing on front-line experiences ranging from the Black Hawk Down incident in Mogadishu to the invasion of Iraq, Harward outlines what the Gouge is and why it works. And he explains how the Gouge can help you- - Communicate effectively. Share information fluidly with your team to ensure that everyone is pulling together. - Focus on the essential. Cut out the background noise and home in on the most crucial facts of any situation. - Think clearly under pressure. Break through your pattern of optimism or pessimism to think dispassionately about what's really going on. The result is a battle-tested system for remaining in control wherever you are - in war, in business, and in everyday life.

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Vice Admiral Robert Harward is the most-decorated Navy SEAL in US history. He led the US Special Operations invasion of Afghanistan in the wake of 9/11, oversaw the Navy SEALs' role in Iraq in 2003, and participated in missions in Somalia, Syria and Yemen, as well as several classified operations. He subsequently became one of the most senior figures in the US military, serving as Deputy Commander of the United States Central Command, and as Director of Strategy and Defence Issues for the National Security Council. In 2017, Donald Trump asked Harward to serve as the White House's National Security Advisor, but he declined. Harward is currently the CEO of Lockheed Martin in the Middle East.