Do you actually want to be 10x agentic or 95th percentile? [for most people, I suspect the answer is no]
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Do you actually want to be 10x agentic or 95th percentile? [for most people, I suspect the answer is no]
Reaching 95%-ile isn't very impressive because it's not that hard to do. I think this is one of my most ridiculable ideas. It doesn't help that, when stated nakedly, that sounds elitist. But I think it's just the opposite: most people can become (relatively) good at most things.
Atul Gawande • 95%-Ile Isn't That Good
You can get to about the 90th percentile in your field by working either smart or hard, which is still a great accomplishment. But getting to the 99th percentile requires both—you will be competing with other very talented people who will have great ideas and be willing to work a lot.
Sam Altman • How to Be Successful
Agency > Intelligence
I had this intuitively wrong for decades, I think due to a pervasive cultural veneration of intelligence, various entertainment/media, obsession with IQ etc. Agency is significantly more powerful and significantly more scarce. Are you hiring for agency? Are we educating for agency? Are you acting as if you had 10X agency?
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The optimal policy is open to you at all times - you merely need to ask “What should I be doing right now” or
“What would a person with 10x my agency be doing right now” or
“What would the ideal version of me be doing right now” or
“If the person I am met the person I could be, what would that person be doing right now”