Today, generalists beat specialists. Specialists suffer from the focusing fallacy. When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Generalists use mental models & first principles, which helps them navigate uncertainty, appreciate ambiguity, & leverage volatility.

Admin on 02/01/2021

Today, generalists beat specialists.

Specialists suffer from the focusing fallacy. When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

Generalists use mental models & first principles, which helps them navigate uncertainty, appreciate ambiguity, & leverage volatility.

How I run my business 2020 was my 10th year as an entrepreneur. Here are some “rules” I try to follow after a decade of stumbling around building my company. (Not rules for all businesses. Just how I choose to run mine.) A thread

Admin on 01/01/2021

How I run my business

2020 was my 10th year as an entrepreneur. Here are some “rules” I try to follow after a decade of stumbling around building my company.

(Not rules for all businesses. Just how I choose to run mine.)

A thread

Second-Order Thinking 101 We live in a world of complex systems that punish simple, linear thinking. The greatest minds consistently use second-order thinking to solve problems. But what is “second-order thinking” and how does it work? Here’s Second-Order Thinking 101! https://t.co/w5Tn5EozqE

Admin on 31/12/2020

Second-Order Thinking 101

We live in a world of complex systems that punish simple, linear thinking. The greatest minds consistently use second-order thinking to solve problems.

But what is “second-order thinking” and how does it work?

Here’s Second-Order Thinking 101!

https://t.co/w5Tn5EozqE

https://twitter.com/SahilBloom/status/1342126994683617280?s=09

Compounding 101 Albert Einstein famously said, “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it.” But what is this great wonder and how does it work? Here’s Compounding 101! https://t.co/gYdCWOeNuy

Admin on 31/12/2020

Compounding 101

Albert Einstein famously said, “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it.”

But what is this great wonder and how does it work?

Here’s Compounding 101!

https://t.co/gYdCWOeNuy

First Principles 101 Many of the world’s greatest thinkers and doers – from @naval and @elonmusk to @nntaleb and @chamath – tout the importance of first principles thinking. But what is “first principles thinking” and how does it work? Here’s First Principles 101! https://t.co/WCAQzSFyn4

Admin on 31/12/2020

First Principles 101

Many of the world’s greatest thinkers and doers – from @naval and @elonmusk to @nntaleb and @chamath – tout the importance of first principles thinking.

But what is “first principles thinking” and how does it work?

Here’s First Principles 101!

https://t.co/WCAQzSFyn4

https://twitter.com/SahilBloom/status/1329458583537397765?s=09