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Card #c198IR // #c198Synthesis

Their boat, like all successful boats, was a form of benign autocracy that depended on inflexible rules.

— In our words · Source: A Marriage at Sea (Sophie Elmhirst)

[Use when]

When a high-stakes team romanticizes consensus at sea (or in ops).

[Why it matters]

Survival craft rejects democracy — inflexible rules are the kindness.

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