Know it Inside and Out
The Daily Stoic
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🗓️ 14 September 2022
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Admiral Hyman Rickover, the father of the nuclear Navy in the United States and an unsung hero in the history of the world, was once asked by a Congressman if he was prepared for the upcoming hearing in which Hyman needed to speak about a number of complex, important issues. "Yes," Rickover replied, "I shaved and put on a clean shirt."
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| 1:31.6 | Know it inside and out. |
| 1:35.6 | Admiral Hyman Rickover, the father of the nuclear navy in the United States, and an unsung hero in the history of the world, |
| 1:42.6 | was once asked by a congressman if he was prepared for the upcoming hearing in which Hyman needed to speak about a number of complex important issues. |
| 1:52.6 | Yes, Rickover replied, I shaved and put on a clean shirt. |
| 1:56.6 | Rickover didn't need to prepare because he was prepared. |
| 2:00.6 | He wasn't some figurehead who had to be briefed before answering questions. |
| 2:05.6 | He knew his science and his department inside out because he lived and breathed his work, famously interviewing something like 14,000 college grads himself for various positions over the years. |
| 2:19.6 | He also personally tested every nuclear submarine during its initial sea trial after construction. |
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