Data vs Intuition
by sari and · updated 2mo ago
Data vs Intuition
by sari and · updated 2mo ago
“One admires a genius because one has the imagination to see that there is no ‘mechanism’ in him or his work, nothing that can be analyzed and rationalized”
Jacques Barzun
sari added 3mo ago
If we have data, let’s look at data. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine.”
— Jim Barksdale
phoebe added 4mo ago
“Because it’s cool” is an underrated way to make decisions
-via Jason Yuan
andrea added 7mo ago
“The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.” ― John Cage
alex added 7mo ago
"when the data and anecdotes disagree, the anecdotes are usually right. it’s not that the data is miscollected, it’s that you’re not measuring the right thing"
Jeff Bezos on the Lex Fridman podcast
sari added 9mo ago
On intuition and asking for feedback:
“Henry Ford didn’t need focus groups to tell him that people would prefer inexpensive, dependable automobiles over horses. Alexander Graham Bell never stopped to worry about whether people would prefer speaking to each other on the phone. If viewers liked watching news on television, why wouldn’t they want the o
... See moresari added 9mo ago
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