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An inspiration engine for ideas
Farnam Street is devoted to helping you develop an understanding of how the world really works, make better decisions, and live a better life. We address such topics as mental models, decision-making, learning, reading, and the art of living.
Rhiannon Beaubien • The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts
People dramatically under estimate how many decisions one has to make before shipping the v1 of even the simplest product. They all seem obvious in retrospect, but so, so much thinking had to happen to ship something like "press a button, get a ride."
Monopolies are bad. Violence is bad. Monopolies on violence turn out to be one of the best ideas ever. Go figure. #ThinkingIsHard
“The best way to think is to write.”
Farnam Street • Happy Accidents
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fs.blogI have curated the most important and deep parts of this book into the following quotes:- You don’t know yourself unless you have to make your own choices.- We don’t understand things when we have an edge. Only when we have the perspective of coming from behind.- If we win during bear markets you’ll be fine on bull markets.- Dispersion of outcomes ... See more
Tatiana Figueiredo • Antifragile - Nassim Taleb
First Principles: The Building Blocks of True Knowledge
Farnam Street • First Principles: The Building Blocks of True Knowledge
