@jackbutcher The Paradox of Abundance Information abundance, like all markets of abundance, are bad for the average person but great for a small number of people. My favorite metaphor is health, where obesity rates and the number of people in incredible shape are *both* rising.

@david_perell Lovely

@jackbutcher “Hey #FIRST_NAME#, blah blah #INDUSTRY# blah blah let’s connect” messages on @LinkedIn

@WilliamGendron @LinkedIn I thought it would make sense for us to connect

@jackbutcher bell curves! Was looking at a damp stairwell where people come in after being outside in the snow. The wettest part of the stairs are in the middle where people tend to step most! The dryest parts are on either side of the step! Simple idea

@LESSNLESSNLESS That’s a great one, cheers

@jackbutcher The incredible power of compounding.

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@jackbutcher Lindy Effect: Things that have survived a long time are likely to survive a lot longer Via Negativa: Knowing which behaviors *not* to do gives the biggest benefit Table Selection: Figuring out which poker table to sit down at is more important than any decision within that game

@jackbutcher God's Grace

@jackbutcher My life was NEVER the same since I read Skin in The Game by Taleb. It's just so obvious now.

@jackbutcher Compounding.

@jackbutcher Everything is a system. While a collection of ideas, Systems Thinking is a powerful lens to look at reality.

@jackbutcher The idea behind why ppl prefer well-traveled paths in life https://www.amazon.com/Trails-...

@jackbutcher Wittgenstein’s ruler

@jackbutcher Opportunity cost

@jackbutcher How the Reticular Activating System works.

@jackbutcher Mechanical technology “exploded,” as the world was mechanized. Electric technology “implodes” as the world is connected. The mechanical detribalized. The electric is retribalizing. That conflict causes problems. h/t Marshall McLuhan

@jackbutcher That all meaningful concepts are lenses you can’t remove.

@jackbutcher Status is an invisible force that guides everything around us. People chase it in products, jobs, services, relationships almost always indirectly or unknowingly.

@jackbutcher Optionality

@jackbutcher thermodynamics

@jackbutcher Cognitive bias

@jackbutcher Order emerging from the bottom up, all around us. In both natural settings (biology, astrophysics, oceans, climate, ...) and in social settings (the profound power of order emerging in a complext adaptive system of others, who also have agency).

@jackbutcher The power of consistency

@jackbutcher - Rule of 1/3s - Outcomes-driven marketing - Abundance

@jackbutcher Nobody ever teaches you anything. The only time you learn is when you self-learn. The rest is imitation.

@jackbutcher Social proof on websites of creators, startups 💯

@jackbutcher Little's law

@jackbutcher Maxwell's equations (electromagnetic waves)

@jackbutcher Tail risks.

@jackbutcher Game theory.

@jackbutcher The benefits of compounding.

@jackbutcher Fire code safety. For instance, every door to a building up to code should open out, not in. With that simple change, you don’t get a crush against the doors, preventing people from escaping a fire. Can’t tell you how many places around the world haven’t figured this out...

@jackbutcher The power of asking for examples - in fact, I just saw it now. #whatsanexample https://www.lesswrong.com/post...