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Kenji Asano's avatar

I have an engineering background, and I still find myself trying to fully understand what's going on and what possible options we can take when facing a problem. This article reminds me of the importance of thinking through whether it's worth it before diving into detailed research. Thank you for this valuable reminder!

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Shawn Vincent's avatar

The idea of the unacheviabilty of being 100% correct is fundamental to The Unknowable Truth.

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Ari's avatar

totally! And, sometimes useful to classify as one-way vs. two-way doors (as Bezos famously classified them). one way doors are non-reversible, so the cost of being wrong is higher...spend (much) more time on them vs for the reversible decisions.

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Sean Byrnes's avatar

Exactly!

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