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- Peter Kaufman - The Multidisciplinary Approach to Thinking
Farnamstreet blog reproduced Peter Kaufman’s Calfornia Polytechnic State University Pomona Economics club speech, with his permission. …
- Circle of Competence
Charlie Muner says: You have to figure out what your own aptitudes are. If you play games where other people have the aptitudes and you …
- Mental models
sourced via David Perell (perell.com)perell.com Inversion: Avoiding stupidity is easier than trying to be brilliant. Instead of asking, “How …
- Scaling Fallacy
Much is made of the relative strength of small insects as compared to that of humans. For example, a leafcutter ant can carry about 50 …
- The Mediocrity Principle
The mediocrity principle simply states that you aren’t special. The universe does not revolve around you, this planet isn’t …
- A list of mental model resources
Original post by Kent Beck Models Feedback loop. To understand a situation, I need to look at what is coming in to the situation, but I also …
- Low floor, wide walls, high ceiling
“Low floor, wide walls” is the mantra that guides the design of MIT’s Scratch language. When discussing technologies to …
- Peter Kaufman on The Multidisciplinary Approach to Thinking
Lattice Work Investing community attended Peter Kaufman’s talk on multi-disciplinary approach to thinking at Cal Poly Pomona Economics …
- The 40-70 Rule
The 40-70 Rule. When you’re making a decision, you should collect at least 40% of the information available, but never more than 70%. 40% …