Primal Primer 16 (Mentality)
Sapiens systematized their hunting goals through a combination of planning, cooperation, and tool use. Using a general process emphasizing flexibility, strategic thinking, and efficient resource management, hunt success and dominance over competing species are accomplished through a systems based approach.
Goal Setting – Before a hunt, sapiens would establish clear goals base on available prey, environment, and needs of the group. This process identified target prey, tools needed, and group coordination and contingency awareness.
Scouting & Tracking – Scouting the environment involved knowledge of landscape, weather patterns, and prey behavior. Utilizing ambush and persistence hunting tactics, the sapien understands subtle clues of prey in escape and migration.
Strategic Planning & Role Allocation – Formulating plans maximizing strengths of the group members make hunts highly strategic and customized. From role allocation (specific jobs of members) to ambush and flanking designates within each group, human resource management is critical.
Use Of Technology & Tools – From projectile weapons to blades for butchering, a wide range of specific tools were necessary kit equipped in any successful hunt.
Cooperation & Social Learning – Knowledge sharing, collaboration between groups (intermediated through leadership), and long term planning for storing surplus, sharing resources, and subsequent hunt planning ensures a well provisioned tribe.
Systems Based Approach To Goals
In successful hunting, project management, or Life Unifying Purpose (LUP), planning is heavier than execution. All operations are most effective through deliberate and carefully planned phases. The breakdown of complex into simple constituent parts facilitates the division and conquering of holistic elements (Steady Progression Loading). Through a system based approach sapiens specify an order of operations for intuitive sequencing and goal completion. Systems function, goals are destinations.
~Cave Implementation~
Following goal selection, carefully consider planning and division of goal; establish metrics in gauging progress and success. Understanding adjustments are part of due process; goal posts are certain to move (degree scalable to goal magnitude). Ascertain education & equipment needs, personnel, support, while establishing realistic time bound deliverables. Treat comprehensive goals or LUP (Life Unifying Purpose) like a battle plan. Assemble the troops (mastermind alliance), provide leadership and direction (even if this is just to yourself), and launch your assault. Rome was not built or conquered in a day.
Systems Function, Goals Are Destinations.
