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[[Beware of shorthand]]: Experts use [[heuristics]] to exploit knowledge they gave already acquired. Charlatans use heuristics instead of it.  
[[Beware of shorthand]]: Experts use [[heuristics]] to exploit knowledge they gave already acquired. Charlatans use heuristics instead of it.  


Judge people by what they do, not by what they say. Talk is cheap.
[[Judge people by what they do, not what they say]] Talk is cheap.
 
[[Be masculine]]. Don't apologise for who you are.


[[It's just a game]]: If you derive a significant part of your self-worth from the fortunes of a dozen well-paid me  you've never met and over whom you have no influence, ask whether there's something missing in your life.
[[It's just a game]]: If you derive a significant part of your self-worth from the fortunes of a dozen well-paid me  you've never met and over whom you have no influence, ask whether there's something missing in your life.
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[[Don't be easily shocked]]: it's called the shock of the new for a reason. Shock value isn't the same as stock value. The longer something's been around, the more crap it has put up with, and the more likely it is to be worthwhile.  
[[Don't be easily shocked]]: it's called the shock of the new for a reason. Shock value isn't the same as stock value. The longer something's been around, the more crap it has put up with, and the more likely it is to be worthwhile.  


It's okay to generalise. It's okay to stereotype. That's how humans work. We apply [[heuristics]]. Just be aware that you're doing it. Sometimes generalisations are unfair. Sometimes they fail. Remember they are provisional. It's okay for others to stereotype you too. Deal with it. It's not like you'll be able to stop them.  
It's okay to generalise. It's okay to stereotype. That's how humans work. We apply [[heuristic]]s. Just be aware that you're doing it. Sometimes generalisations are unfair. Sometimes they fail. Remember they are provisional. It's okay for others to stereotype you too. Deal with it. It's not like you'll be able to stop them.  


There are no outsized risks or rewards at the top of the curve. They are down the tail.
There are no outsized risks or rewards at the top of the curve. They are down the tail.
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