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Thus, the McNamara fallacy, as it came to be known, refers to our tendency to focus on the most quantifiable measures, even if doing so leads us from our actual goals. Put simply, we try to measure what we value, but end up valuing what we measure.

And what we measure is rarely what we mean to value. As Skinner showed, the goals of games — points,

“If you’re stuck on a problem, don’t sit there and think about it; just start working on it. Even if you don’t know what you’re doing, the simple act of working on it will eventually cause the right ideas to show up in your head.”

if a random thought arises, acknowledge the thought and then simply let it go by gently bringing your attention back to the flow of your breath.

This is the scientific method at its most basic. Holmes goes a step further. He applies the same principle to human beings: a Holmesian disciple will, “on meeting a fellow-mortal, learn at a glance to distinguish the history of the man and the trade or profession to which he belongs. Puerile as such an exercise may seem, it sharpens the faculties

In my way of thinking, radical agency involves finding real edges: things you are willing to do that others aren’t, often because they’re annoying, unpleasant, or obscured in a cloud of aversion.

His strategy was not to beat his enemies at their own game but to use the advantages that came naturally to his people. Mongols rode horses from the age of three.

If you want to improve your memory and concentration, you need to create a belief system that supports them.

Always make the other person feel important.

In one study, Peter Gollwitzer and Veronika Brandstätter found that just planning out some basics, like when to do something, where,