“Don’t you see that the converse is equally valid? I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.” – Sherlock Holmes
“By the method of exclusion, I had arrived at this result, for no other hypothesis would meet the facts.” – Sherlock Holmes
“All I want to know is where I’m going to die so I’ll never go there.” – Charlie Munger
Study weaknesses and mistakes.
Related:
- 2-1b2b1 ‘Inversion’ - Avoid stupid obvious bullshit you’d regret in the future
- 2-1b2b2 ‘Multiplying by zero’ - Be risk-prone but avoid ruin at all cost
- 3-1b0 Think forward, but also think in reverse via inversion
- 3-1b1 Occasionally revisit the problem itself. Occasionally check in on long-term.
- 3-1b1a Often the real insight is in the question and not in answer
- 5-2a2 What gets measured gets managed
- 5-2c2a0 Avoiding bullshit takes you far enough. Maybe the extra bit comes from really knowing about yourself.
- 10-2g3d1.1 Humans create their own cause