“I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.” – Seneca
“Be careful not to rashly refuse to learn from others.” – Cato the Elder
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- 3-1c3c4a Person who finds profound new theories often holds onto beliefs that contradict them
- 3-1c3c4.1 It’s easy to push a really good idea to wretched excess
- 3-1c3c5 Best of all is when you can say they would’ve found this had they taken their own ideas seriously
Related:
- 3-1d7a ‘Bottlenecks’ - Don’t hate them. Rather, use them creatively.
- 2-1a5 ‘Sampling’ - Increase your sample size with QUALITY data
- 2-1a1a8 ‘Tendency to overestimate consistency of behavior’ - Behavior of others are often not innate-intentional but situational
- 2-3c ‘Surface area’ - Manage your exposure to volatilities
- 2-1a1a1b ‘Hanlon’s razor’ - We (they) are dumber and thus less ill-intent than we think we (they) are
- 2-1a1a1 ‘Falsification (confirmation) bias’ - Always try to falsify your theory. Don’t pick up similar maps.