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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/JudgeAffectionate841 on 2025-05-28 21:18:56+00:00.
I was a Lieutenant in the Army in the early 1990's. I was assigned to the training office at the staff level. Every 3 months, my Sergeant-First Class (SFC) and I had to put together these slide shows for our Battalion Commander to present to our Division Commander (DC). This is how our unit received approval for our budget for training.
This was before you could do a Power Point presentation. The slide shows were printed on acetate and we had several dry-runs with our Colonel (COL) and the Co Commanders before the actual presentation. The company's monthly calendars were included. One time our COL didn't think the calendars looked full enough and insisted more training be added. The problem was the calendars were actually full. It was just the way the calendars looked when printed.
After the COL harping on the calendars after the 3rd trial run, my SFC came up with a brilliant suggestion. (I was very lucky to work with him.) I implemented it and the COL approved the slide show and we proceeded with the briefing for the DC. Later, one of the Co Commanders and my direct supervisor asked how I solved the calendar issue. I said that SFC suggested I increase the font to make everything look fuller and that is what I did. It worked perfectly and got the COL off the calendar issue.