sources of power: How people make decisions by Gary Klein

The author studied how firefighters make decisions. There’s a lot in the book about firefighters. And in my experience, the Recognition Primed Decision-Making model he proposes is exactly how we (firefighters as a species) make decisions.

And “experience” is the word to stress. What others may call “instinct” Klein says is actually a process of pattern recognition and mental simulation that is entirely based on experience. Experience that builds into expertise. This is a fantastic book.

Recommended for all ranks.