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Long-term thinking is a lever that makes problems solvable which are impossible on a short horizon, and five years is already past most institutions' limit.
Drawn from what Jeff Bezos said
Mental modelPlay long games
What Jeff Bezos actually said
- Jeff Bezos Founder of Amazon in 1994 and of the space company Blue Origin in 2000
Long-term thinking is a giant lever. You can literally solve problems if you think long-term, that are impossible to solve if you think short-term. And we aren't really good at thinking long-term. Five years is a tough timeframe for most institutions to think past.
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Watch from 2:07:56 plays here↗Jeff Bezos: Amazon and Blue Origin | Lex Fridman Podcast #405youtube.com
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