attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence or ignorance. Most bad outcomes come from stupidity, not conspiracy — and assuming malice causes you to misdiagnose the problem.
The core idea
attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence or ignorance. Most bad outcomes come from stupidity, not conspiracy — and assuming malice causes you to misdiagnose the problem.
Connected
5 Whys
why five times to find the systemic root cause.
All Models Are Wrong
model simplifies reality; the question is whether it is useful.
Amara's Law
technology short-term, underestimate it long-term.
Eisenhower Decision Matrix
tasks by urgency and importance to focus on what truly matters.
First Principles Thinking
a problem to its fundamental truths and reason up from there — the antidote to r
Goodhart's Law
a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.