Stockdale paradox
“It is in disaster, not success, that the heros and the bumbs get sorted out”
Mental Frameworks
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What mental models help you and what harm you?
Just because you have tools that are available to you it doesn’t mean they are the right one. You have to zoom out from time to time and see the bigger picture, the range of tools, and find the right one
Start from the end result in mind
The most important skill in achieving your goals is how you think. Everything starts, and ends, in your mind. Your vision defines your path. Focusing first on the What rather than How helps to define the destination clearly and then lay down the path.
Pareto principle
It’s easy to be busy, instead we should aim to be productive. Most people are probably familiar with Pareto Principle, better known as the 80/20 rule, but rarely use it. Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto created this principle while studying in France in 1896.