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Smart people are uniquely vulnerable to mistaking complexity for insight.
An executive writes a ten-page memo that could be one. An engineer builds an intricate system when a simple one would perform better at half the cost. The consultant mesmerizes clients with frameworks that conceal rather than reveal. We attach prestige to what mystifies us. Co... See more
An executive writes a ten-page memo that could be one. An engineer builds an intricate system when a simple one would perform better at half the cost. The consultant mesmerizes clients with frameworks that conceal rather than reveal. We attach prestige to what mystifies us. Co... See more
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Came across this quote from David Chapman on why learning mental models is a good idea:
“Learn from fields very different from your own. They each have ways of thinking that can be useful at surprising times. Just learning to think like an anthropologist, a psychologist, and a philosopher will beneficially stretch your mind.”
“Learn from fields very different from your own. They each have ways of thinking that can be useful at surprising times. Just learning to think like an anthropologist, a psychologist, and a philosopher will beneficially stretch your mind.”
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The difference between greatness and mediocrity isn’t in the spectacular moments but rather in avoiding critical errors.
Warren Buffett’s first rule of investing? Never lose money. His second rule? Never forget rule one. This isn’t clever wordplay – it’s the mathematics of success. A 50% loss demands a 100% gain to break even. Or look at elite athle... See more
Warren Buffett’s first rule of investing? Never lose money. His second rule? Never forget rule one. This isn’t clever wordplay – it’s the mathematics of success. A 50% loss demands a 100% gain to break even. Or look at elite athle... See more
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Frank Ocean on not drawing attention to yourself:
“Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise.”
“Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise.”
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determining the actual problem takes time, but it’s far quicker than solving the wrong one and starting over.
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This says something similar to the saying “A problem well stated is a problem half solved.”
This quote is attributed to Charles Kettering, an American inventor and engineer.