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Be sceptical of models ↔ Don’t tick boxes ↔ watch out for proxies. Don't confuse simplistic models with simplicity.
Decomplicate ↔ reduce complexity: do few things well, rather than everything fairly.
Be antifragile

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 *[[Know your client]]  ↔  [[Be personal]]
 *[[Have excellent data]]
-*[[Be sceptical of models]]  ↔  [[Don’t tick boxes]]
+===Antifragile===
-*[[Decomplicate]]  ↔  [[reduce complexity]]
+*[[Be sceptical of models]]  ↔  [[Don’t tick boxes]]  ↔  watch out for proxies. Don't confuse simplistic models with simplicity.
+*[[Decomplicate]]  ↔  [[reduce complexity]]: do few things well, rather than everything fairly.
+*[[Be antifragile]]