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Be predator, not prey. Don't be a victim. Own your predicament, don't whine about it. See also : don't talk your own book. | Be predator, not prey. Don't be a victim. Own your predicament, don't whine about it. See also : don't talk your own book. | ||
[[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. | |||
[[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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Change direction by 5, not 45, degrees. But lock in the change. Rome wasn't built in a day - but it ''was'' built. a 5% change is less volatile, more sustainable, more controllable. see evolution: optimal degree of ariability. If you vary to much, you'll change away the good stuff. | Change direction by 5, not 45, degrees. But lock in the change. Rome wasn't built in a day - but it ''was'' built. a 5% change is less volatile, more sustainable, more controllable. see evolution: optimal degree of ariability. If you vary to much, you'll change away the good stuff. | ||
[[Play two touch football]]. Make five yard passes. But for god’s sake [[pass the ball]]. Don’t try to be a hero. | [[Play two-touch football]]. Make five yard passes. But for god’s sake [[pass the ball]]. Don’t try to be a hero. | ||
[[This time isn't different]]. The laws of physics, finance and economics still apply. Even with blockchain. Just as they did in the dot com boom and the global financial crisis. | [[This time isn't different]]. The laws of physics, finance and economics still apply. Even with [[blockchain]]. Just as they did in the dot com boom and the global financial crisis. | ||
The Dead Poet's Rule: [[There's no machine for judging poetry]]. | The Dead Poet's Rule: [[There's no machine for judging poetry]]. | ||