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If you're not willing to look like an idiot in the short term, you will never look like a genius in the long term

— Shane Parrish

You don’t need to plan things all the way to the end. If you have a simple starting point on the right trajectory, surprising things can pan out through the power of emergence.

Shane Parrish

Examining consequences and implications. (What if I am wrong? What are the consequences if I am?)

Rhiannon Beaubien • The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts

The only way you’ll know the extent to which you understand reality is to put your ideas and understanding into action. If you don’t test your ideas against the real world—keep contact with the earth—how can you be sure you understand?

Rhiannon Beaubien • The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts

Positive sum thinking is what grows the pie in a macro POV, but also in your own life. The more happy you are for others, the happier they’ll be for you.

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The only way to outperform if you’re doing undifferentiated work is to work harder than everyone else.

Shane Parrish • Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

know the variables that matter for evaluating the options before you start sorting through information.

Shane Parrish • Clear Thinking

Qualquer um posa de gênio quando está numa boa posição,

Shane Parrish • Pensamento eficaz: Como transformar situações cotidianas em resultados extraordinários (Portuguese Edition)

We know what is knowable and what is unknowable and can distinguish between the two.