Moi Jamri
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Moi Jamri
You can't think well without writing well, and you can't write well without reading well.
Paul Graham • The Need to Read
Species tend to adapt to their surroundings in order to survive, given the combination of their genetics and their environment – an always-unavoidable combination. However, adaptations made in an individual’s lifetime are not passed down genetically, as was once thought: Populations of species adapt through the process of evolution by natural... See more
Farnam Street • Mental Models: The Best Way to Make Intelligent Decisions (~100 Models Explained)
The Red Queen Effect
18 mistakes that kill startups in simple:
Single Founder: Lacks the skills and support needed.
Bad Location: Being in the wrong place can hinder success.
Marginal Niche: Targeting a market too small to sustain growth.
Derivative Idea: Lacking originality leads to competition.
Obstinacy: Not adapting to feedback or market changes.
Hiring Bad
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This is what mental models are: ideas from diverse fields that can aid your life. In this sense, improving vocabulary is a meta mental model. It’s a way of finding and organising new mental models.