Inattention, distraction, lack of interest, poor preparation, genuine stupidity, timidity, braggadocio, emotional imbalance, ideological, racial, social or chauvinistic prejudices, and aggressive or prevaricatory instincts.
on Systems Mindset:
when faced with any kind of recurring task or process, there is usually some way to set up a system to handle it for you.
The systems mindset is simply looking for these opportunities in your life to temporarily over-invest in a problem in order to free up more long term resources.
“code isn’t scarce; it’s the making part that’s scarce. Code is simply a byproduct; the makers and maintainers are what’s valuable.” — Alex Danco
“Impatience with action, Patience with results.” — Shaan at All Access Fund
“To improve our ability to look at unintended consequences we should consider the system rather than just the perceived outcomes.” — Paul Orlando
“A strong community is one of the only remaining moats.” — Ethan Brooks
“The only kind of writing is rewriting.” — Ernest Hemingway
“It’s hard to know what you’ll consider doing until someone dangles a huge reward in your face, and underestimating how adjustable the boundaries can become when rewards rise is a leading cause of terrible decisions.” — Morgan Housel
“The problem with low-probability tail risks is that they’re so rare you can get away with ignoring them 99% of the time. The other 1% of the time they change your life.” -Morgan Housel
“Bad decisions happen when there’s only one acceptable version of the future.” — Morgan Housel
