Often times you are not the best at what you do, and that can turn out for the better.
Go out and see the world.
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- 3-1c3e1 There are emergent problems which will emerge as you go about life, that can only be accounted for with new explanations
- 4-1c1 Don’t prematurely zoom in during conversation, because he might not be self-conscious of the real problems
- 5-1b1b2b Don’t try to be the best. Be the only.
- 7-2a Be opportunistic and flexible globally rather than inverting locally and prematurely optimized
- 7-2b The more of a noob you are locally, the less of a noob you are globally
- 9-4e2c Figure out what’s really worth automating-delegating first, before automating-delegating anything
- RUL3 - Avoid premature optimization
Dangerous combination that makes you overoptimize (8-1c5 Look for Lollapalooza, or system equivalent of critical mass, or chemical equivalent of activation energy, alloying, and catalysts):
- 2-1a1a5 ‘Narrative instinct’ - Often the right explanation is one with the least intent involved
- 2-1a1a6 ‘Tendency to overgeneralize from small samples’
- 2-1a6c ‘Inertia’ - In most ordinary moments the situation thinks for us, and these seemingly insignificant decisions compound.
- 2-1a6c1 ‘Tendency to minimize energy output’ - Align your incentives properly, then (almost) everything will follow