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Everything filed under mental models mental models Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under management management Everything filed under design design Everything filed under education education Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Everything filed under humility humility Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A difficult problem is better thought through both forwards and backward than in one direction only. A difficult problem is better thoughtthrough both forwards and backward than inone direction only. Last stated 13 years ago 28 Oct 2013 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Problems become far harder to solve the longer they are allowed to linger unaddressed. — tap to centre the map on it Problems become far harder to solvethe longer they are allowed tolinger unaddressed. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Jan 2024 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Once a problem is correctly framed, the hardest part of solving it is already done. — tap to centre the map on it Once a problem is correctly framed,the hardest part of solving it isalready done. Last stated 11 years ago 31 Aug 2015 CO Christopher Olah — holds since 2015-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: The hard part of a decision is choosing among several valid solutions, not finding a right one. — tap to centre the map on it The hard part of a decision ischoosing among several validsolutions, not finding a right one. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: You often only understand a problem by experiencing the journey of building a solution for it. — tap to centre the map on it You often only understand a problemby experiencing the journey ofbuilding a solution for it. Last stated 3 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 MZ Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The most valuable problem to pursue is the hardest one someone is genuinely positioned to solve. — tap to centre the map on it The most valuable problem to pursueis the hardest one someone isgenuinely positioned to solve. Last stated 4 months ago 4 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking harder about a decision hasdiminishing returns because realityis inherently unknowable. Last stated 5 years ago 22 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Struggling with a hard problem before being shown the answer is not always the best way to learn; a hint or a worked example can beat floundering. — tap to centre the map on it Struggling with a hard problembefore being shown the answer is notalways the best way to learn; a hintor a worked example can beatfloundering. Last stated 3 months ago 22 Jul 2026 SY Scott H. Young — no longer holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Pick something hard and boring: fun problems are the crowded ones now that anybody can prompt a thing into existence. — tap to centre the map on it Pick something hard and boring: funproblems are the crowded ones nowthat anybody can prompt a thing intoexistence. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Aug 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works. — tap to centre the map on it A few dozen mental models are enoughto get a firm grasp of how the worldworks. Last stated 9 years ago by 12 Aug 2017 JC James Clear — holds since 2017-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A map is not the territory it represents, but if it is correct it shares the territory's structure, which is what makes it useful. — tap to centre the map on it A map is not the territory itrepresents, but if it is correct itshares the territory's structure,which is what makes it useful. AK Alfred Korzybski — holds since c. 1933 — tap for who they are Same subject: A mental model is an explanation of how something works, and each one helps in understanding a different part of life, such as markets, trust or decay. — tap to centre the map on it A mental model is an explanation ofhow something works, and each onehelps in understanding a differentpart of life, such as markets, trustor decay. Last stated 9 years ago by 12 Aug 2017 JC James Clear — holds since 2017-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Inversion frequently solves problems that nothing else will — tap to centre the map on it Inversion frequently solves problemsthat nothing else will Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Without the elementary mathematics of probability in one’s repertoire, one gives everybody else a huge advantage — tap to centre the map on it Without the elementary mathematicsof probability in one’s repertoire,one gives everybody else a hugeadvantage CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 1994 — tap for who they are Same subject: A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock. — tap to centre the map on it A persistently rising dividend yieldeventually forces capitalappreciation as the market reratesthe stock. Last stated 7 months ago 3 Mar 2026 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Outside the circle of competence, confidence does not diminish as fast as competence, and the biggest risk is what one does not see. — tap to centre the map on it Outside the circle of competence,confidence does not diminish as fastas competence, and the biggest riskis what one does not see. Last stated 13 years ago 1 Dec 2013 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: To improve the odds of success, a person should understand the perimeter of their circle of competence, operate well inside it, and be willing to say "I don't know". — tap to centre the map on it To improve the odds of success, aperson should understand theperimeter of their circle ofcompetence, operate well inside it,and be willing to say "I don'tknow". Last stated 13 years ago 1 Dec 2013 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
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