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

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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 Principle
AyushAyush

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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)
AyushAyush

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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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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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Why Twitter matters and how to make the best use of it?
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Why Twitter matters and how to make the best use of it?

Twitter is the pulse of the planet. Why Twitter matters and how people have been using it effectively. How Creators, consumers and networkers can use it best.

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The 5 Most Important Cognitive Biases Holding You Back
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The 5 Most Important Cognitive Biases Holding You Back

We need to actively overcome our cognitive biases to think clearly.We discuss the 5 Most Important biases holding you back.

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