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What is Hanlon’s Razor and how can you use it (With Examples!)
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What is Hanlon’s Razor and how can you use it (With Examples!)

Do you feel angered, disturbed, or annoyed by some recent event? Personal or Global? Who do you assign the blame for such an event? And do you think that person did it out of malice? Are they evil? If you take 100 such events, how many would you attribute to intentional malice? Not sure? That’s …

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How to figure out the 20% effort that will give you 80% results | Applying Pareto’s PrincipleHow to figure out the 20% effort that will give you 80% results | Applying Pareto’s Principle
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How to figure out the 20% effort that will give you 80% results | Applying Pareto’s Principle

Most things in life come from outsized results. The relationship between inputs and outputs is non-linear. In our minds, we think it’s linear, but the data suggests otherwise. The relationship is a power law, better defined as Pareto’s principle or sometimes also called the 80/20 rule. Let’s see a few examples of where Pareto’s principle …

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What Are Mental Models & Why Are They Important (With A Simple Example)What Are Mental Models & Why Are They Important (With A Simple Example)
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What Are Mental Models & Why Are They Important (With A Simple Example)

This is an introduction to mental models and how they can be used in decision making. A simple example of the Goldilocks rule is provided along with 3 applications and 1 case where it doesn’t apply. Keywords to include: Mental Model

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What Are Mental Models & Why Are They Important (With A Simple Example)
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What Are Mental Models & Why Are They Important (With A Simple Example)

This is an introduction to mental models and how they can be used in decision making. A simple example of the Goldilocks rule is provided along with 3 applications and 1 case where it doesn’t apply. Keywords to include: Mental Model

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How To Validate Startup Ideas Without Code | Lessons From Bram Kanstein
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How To Validate Startup Ideas Without Code | Lessons From Bram Kanstein

Bram Kanstein got 21000 upvotes on Product Hunt, launched a NoCode course. It helps founders validate their ideas without writing code.

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The Hustle Of Building A Million-Dollar Content Business | Sam Parr
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The Hustle Of Building A Million-Dollar Content Business | Sam Parr

Sam Parr on his unique skill set, the importance of copywriting to make money, and how to start a media business today. Notes from Sam’s Indie Hackers podcast.

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Why compounding works and how can we use it in our life? 📈(The Mental Model from Compound Interest)
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Why compounding works and how can we use it in our life? 📈(The Mental Model from Compound Interest)

How the mental model of compounding works. Why we need to understand it, and how can we apply it in our daily life. Applications and nuances.

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Making $100K In 6 Days | Story Of Traf’s “Overnight Success”
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Making $100K In 6 Days | Story Of Traf’s “Overnight Success”

Lessons from James Traf’s overnight success. How he made more than $100K in 6 days. And how you can make your own luck in life.

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Aspiring Billionaire To Profitable Indie Hacker | Lessons From Sahil Lavingia Of Gumroad
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Aspiring Billionaire To Profitable Indie Hacker | Lessons From Sahil Lavingia Of Gumroad

Notes and lessons from Sahil Lavingia’s interview on the Indie Hackers podcast. They talk about the story of Gumroad and talking openly about failure

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