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RUL3 - When automating, make sure the initial constraints and requirements are not stupid-dumb-bullshit.

RUL3 - When automating, make sure the initial constraints and requirements are not stupid-dumb-bullshit.

Jul 18, 20241 min read

But you can’t be zero stupidity. Just less enough is enough.
Remember: 1-2 We are fallible

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2-1a6c1 'Tendency to minimize energy output' - Align your incentives properly, then (almost) everything will follow
2-1b2b 'Second-order thinking' - Solve the root cause of a problem (prevention) and not symptoms. Be smart-lazy.
2-1c1 'Comparative advantage' - If others can do it, let them
3-1d4b Your tools-frameworks-systems must be error-correctable (i.e., digital)
3-1d6 Constraints in the form of consistent style leave space for creativity and progress
5-2c2a0 Avoiding bullshit takes you far enough. Maybe the extra bit comes from really knowing about yourself.
5-2c2b1 Focus on the fundamentals, on the deeper ideas closer to abstract knowledge, on what matters, and build yourself (including technology) around it
9-4e2c Figure out what's really worth automating-delegating first, before automating-delegating anything
Ludwig von Mises

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