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Tit-for-tat in the iterated prisoner's dilemma is the piece of game theory most worth knowing.
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The tit-for-tat strategy, despite its reputation as the most successful approach in game-theory strategy comparisons, ranks poorly when tested against the full space of possible strategies.
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A difficult problem is better thought through both forwards and backward than in one direction only.
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A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works.
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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.
Last stated c. 1933
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Inversion frequently solves problems that nothing else will
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Without the elementary mathematics of probability in one’s repertoire, one gives everybody else a huge advantage
Last stated c. 1994
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A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock.
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Outside the circle of competence, confidence does not diminish as fast as competence, and the biggest risk is what one does not see.
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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".
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A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes
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