Core Mental Models
- The map of reality is not reality. Even the best maps are imperfect. That’s because they are reductions of what they represent. If a map were to represent the territory with perfect fidelity, it would no longer be a reduction and thus would no longer be useful to us. A map can also be a snapshot of a point in time, representing something that no longer exists.
- When ego and not competence drives what we undertake, we have blind spots. If you know what you understand, you know where you have an edge over others.
- First-principles thinking is one of the best ways to reverse-engineer difficult times
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