Like a Boss
How Real “Like a Boss” Skills Inspire Black-Ops Fiction — And Caroline’s World Courtesy credit to the original creators of this video. Amazing People. Their footage inspired the reflections in this post. Every now and then, the internet drops a compilation that reminds us how terrifyingly capable ordinary humans can become with the right mix of discipline, practice, and a little obsession. The video above — a massive “Like a Boss” compilation — is one of those reminders. Now, as someone building a black-ops thriller universe, I watch these with the same curiosity an engineer has when staring at a machine stripped down to its gears: what could this look like with the stakes raised? Skill vs. Training: What Black-Ops Fiction Gets Right — And Wrong Most people think elite operators are born superhuman. They aren’t. They’re built — one repetition, one bruise, one micro-correction at a time. This video is full of people who have mastered single skills:...