1431 || some good "rules of thumb"

Feynman Razor: If you can't explain it to a 5 year old, you don't really understand it.

The Luck Razor: Much of what we call "luck" is the macro result of thousands of micro actions.

The Arena Razor: When faced with two paths, choose the path that puts you in the arena. Once you're in the arena, never take advice from people on the sidelines.

The Optimist Razor: When choosing who to spend time with, prioritize spending more time with optimists.

Taleb's "look the part" test: If forced to choose between two options of seemingly equal merit, choose the one that doesn’t look the part.

The Gratitude Razor: The more you show gratitude, the more you see things to be grateful to.

Invested vs. Spent test: Time is either invested or spent.

The Rooms Razor: Choose the room where you aren't the smartest in it.

The New Project Razor: Are you excited? Would you still do it if it was twice as long and half as successful?

Uphill Decision Razor: Easy now, hard later OR hard now, easy later.

Listen Mode: Listen more than you speak to people you disagree with.

Lion Razor: Sprint + Rest, rather than expecting consistent work mode 8 hours a day.

Young + Old Test: Make choices your 80 year old + 10 year old self would be proud of.

Duck Test: If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck. Just make sure you're judging true habitual characteristics + not context based outliers.

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