The Most Common Failure Mode in Stereotypically Smart People

by Justin Skycak (@justinskycak) on

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The most common failure mode in stereotypically smart people:

Correctly carrying out complex reasoning from assumptions that are false but often in a subtle sort of way.

Thinking that overpowered reasoning makes up for underpowered experience.

What you want is overpowered reasoning AND overpowered experience. Thatโ€™s where the magic happens.

Even standard reasoning and overpowered experience goes a long, long way.


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