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History lessons
The most important lessons from history are the takeaways that are so broad they can apply to other fields, other historical times, and other people.
The point is that the more specific a lesson of history is, the less relevant it becomes.
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Progress and setbacks
There are lots of overnight tragedies. There are rarely overnight miracles.
Progress happens too slowly for people to notice; setbacks happen too fast for people to ignore. Growth means compounding and that always takes time. Destruction is driven by single points ...
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Adopting new views
One of the interesting parts of the Great Depressions from history is not just how the economy collapsed, but how quickly and dramatically people’s views changed when it did.
People suffering from immediate, unexpected adversity are likely to adopt views they previously thought abs...
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Reversion to the mean
It occurs when people persuasive enough to make something grow don’t have the type of personality that allows them to stop before pushing too far (see all the dictators in history).
Reversion to the mean is one of the most common stories in history. Part of the reason it happens is because ...
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Unsustainable things can sustain for a long time
Yes, decisions should be made with facts. But in reality, to those directly involved, they’re made with contextualized facts (with things like social signaling, time horizon, office politics, government politics, year-end bonus targets, making up for past mistakes, insecurities, etc).
The ...
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