I wonder how many other people on LW heard this quote first while in the process of sweating in training; and how many other military aphorisms could be repurposed this way.
It’s an interesting point but exceedingly simplistic, more so these days than ever before. What about “the more you think in training”, or “the more you learn in training”?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not denying the value of sweat (excerise, fitness, etc), I’m just saying it’s not even close to the whole equation.
Actually I think the full formula is “sweat saves blood, but brains save both”. That’s as rlevant today as when it was first used, which was in the British Army, around the time of the Crimean War. I think. I wasn’t there.
--WSJ article about Navy SEALs
I wonder how many other people on LW heard this quote first while in the process of sweating in training; and how many other military aphorisms could be repurposed this way.
It’s an interesting point but exceedingly simplistic, more so these days than ever before.
What about “the more you think in training”, or “the more you learn in training”? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not denying the value of sweat (excerise, fitness, etc), I’m just saying it’s not even close to the whole equation.
Actually I think the full formula is “sweat saves blood, but brains save both”. That’s as rlevant today as when it was first used, which was in the British Army, around the time of the Crimean War. I think. I wasn’t there.
“Sweat” here is a standin for generic effort, whether it’s actual physical sweat or not depends on what exactly you’re training for.