Incentives
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Incentives
The rabbit runs faster than the fox, because the rabbit is running for his life while the fox is only running for his dinner
Richard Dawkins • The Selfish Gene
It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.
– Upton Sinclair
One thing I didn’t realize until later in life is how the incentives of an industry shape your mood, your outlook, and even your character. In early stage investing, the incentives reward optimists, so it literally pays to keep an optimistic outlook. In journalism, the opposite… Show more
Overpowered Metrics Eat Underspecified Goals
ribbonfarm.com
“nobody ever got fired for buying IBM.”
Writely (Google Docs) | Acquired Podcast
acquired.fm33% of British criminals were dying en route to Australia in the 1700s.
Britain switched from paying sea captains for every passenger who walked on the ship to paying them for every passenger who walked off. Immediately, the survival rate shot up to 99%.
Britain switched from paying sea captains for every passenger who walked on the ship to paying them for every passenger who walked off. Immediately, the survival rate shot up to 99%.
Building something no one else can measure
sriramk.com
Incentives Drive Behaviour:
- Lawyers always want another revision (paid $500/hr)
- Realtors always want to close a sub-par deal (2% fee means a $20,000 more for you isn't worth it for them)
- Wealth Managers will always push for the structure that pays them the most - usually more raw dollars (they get paid on AUM + additional trade fees, not resu
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