A superb technician in the base has a problem taking orders. One day I took him aside and suggested he try something that had worked for me. “Whenever an officer gives you a directive that you think is stupid,” I told him, “just say, ‘Yes, sir.’ But in your mind, think, ‘You're an idiot!’ Will this work for you?” He smiled at me and replied, “Yes, sir!”
基地里的一位超級技師不大服從命令。有一天,我把他叫到一邊,建議他試一試對于我行之有效的方法。我告訴他:“不論什么時候一位軍官給你一個你認為是愚蠢的指示,就說‘是,長官’,但是心里想‘你是白癡’。你覺得這樣行不行?”他對我笑一笑說:“是,長官。”