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Never failing is a sign of being too risk averse, which is costly.
Mental modelProbabilistic thinking
Their wordsif you find you’re never failing, there’s a good chance you’re being too risk averse, and being too risk averse is costly.
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For anything we try, the optimal rate of failure often is not zero.
Mental modelProbabilistic thinking
Their wordsFor anything we try to do, the optimal rate of failure often isn’t zero: in fact, sometimes it’s very, very far from zero.
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Someone who can afford to be less sensitive to risk is probably either irrational or privileged.
Their wordsif you’re able to behave in a way that’s less sensitive to risks, you’re probably either pretty irrational or pretty privileged.
Their wordsInvesting in individuals or providing insurance against failure for those pursuing ethical careers would enable more people to take the kinds of risks that are necessary to do the most good.
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