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21. Taleb’s Surgeons:
You're considering 2 people for a job, one pretty, one ugly. In achievements they're equal. Who do you hire?
The pretty one?
No! The ugly one. They accomplished just as much while having a bias against them.
__Always factor in other people's prejudices.__
My Friends, a New MEGATH...
@G_S_Bhogal on Twitter
“If you could get what you supposedly want, but you couldn’t tell anyone about it, would you still want it?” A mentor of mine, Robin Sloan, once asked me that question, and it helped clarify my intrinsic motivation.
Dense Discovery – Archive
densediscovery.com
In a high leverage role, it’s easy to find 100s of low cost tasks, but it’s hard to discern things that create massive value, and equally hard to overcome the inertia to take those things on.
Thinking in terms of Opportunity Cost forces us to exercise more judgment & discipline.
When in a High Leverage...
@shreyas on Twitter
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