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A batch of the best highlights from what Nathan's read, .
Specifically, a wise person is doing one of two things:
• Using a model to explain how a system works in a way you hadn’t realized.
• Using a model to identify the best decision to make amid all the noise.
Wise things I've heard fall into one of those two categories.
Elon Musk Is on Record T...
@Julian on Twitter
Condorcet Paradox: a special instance of Simpson’s paradox applied to elections, in which a populace prefers candidate A to candidate B, candidate B to C, and yet candidate C to A. This occurs because the majority that favors C is misleadingly divided among different groups.
MEGATHREAD TIME: In 40 T...
@G_S_Bhogal on Twitter
You know that some accepted ideas will later turn out to be wrong. See if you can guess which. The end goal is not to find flaws in the things you're told, but to find the new ideas that had been concealed by the broken ones.
How to Think for Yourself
paulgraham.com
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