Chapter 2 - Circle of Competence
I’m no genius. I’m smart in sports—but I say around those spots. — Thomas Watson
- What is a circle of competence?
- How do you know when you have a circle of competence?
- How do you build and maintain a circle of competence?
- About self-feedback
- How do you operate outside a circle of competence?
- Conclusion
Falsifiability
Chapter 3 - First Principles Thinking
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💡 As to methods, they may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.
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- What is first principles thinking
- Techniques for establishing first principles
- Incremental innovation and paradigm shifts
Chapter 8 - Occam’s Razor
Anybody can make the simple complicated. Creativity is making the complicated simple.
- Essence of Occam’s Razor
- Human tendency on making complicated narratives