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More time is better spent avoiding obvious stupidity than trying to be brilliant, because avoiding stupidity is easier than seeking brilliance.

Drawn from what Shane Parrish said

ambition
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ambition How much to take on and how hard to push: superlinear returns to effort, focus, slack time, and procrastination.

Inversion

Which mental models help you think better?under our view: Invert, always invert: work the problem backward and avoid what fails

What Shane Parrish actually said

  1. Shane Parrish Founder of Farnam Street (fs.blog) and host of The Knowledge Project podcast
    Spend less time trying to be brilliant and more time trying to avoid obvious stupidity. The kicker? Avoiding stupidity is easier than seeking brilliance.

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