> I’m fascinated by the idea that tension between opposites is creative.
You just explained the essence of complex system and its trade-off in one sentence. Love this!
Also I would like to submit Charlie Munger's quote "Take Simple Idea Seriously" in this "Think in Twos" folder. I felt Charlie knowingly put "simple" and "serious" in one sentence so it'll create forever tension in reader mind. Like, what if my definition of "simple idea" is actually wrong?
There's also the idea (I forgot who I heard it from) that the opposite of a truth can also be a truth. And that the mark of a genius is to be able to hold 2 conflicting ideas in mind at the same time.
> I would want everyone in the world to have a bias for action
> I want everyone in the world to ask themselves, “How am I wrong?”
In fact, that's exactly how the best software developers think. When solving a software problem, we have to be:
* pessimistic enough to find all the flaws of software, and
* optimistic enough to fix them all
I still haven't quite wrapped my head around that.
yes! It's a complicated dichotomy
> I’m fascinated by the idea that tension between opposites is creative.
You just explained the essence of complex system and its trade-off in one sentence. Love this!
Also I would like to submit Charlie Munger's quote "Take Simple Idea Seriously" in this "Think in Twos" folder. I felt Charlie knowingly put "simple" and "serious" in one sentence so it'll create forever tension in reader mind. Like, what if my definition of "simple idea" is actually wrong?
There's also the idea (I forgot who I heard it from) that the opposite of a truth can also be a truth. And that the mark of a genius is to be able to hold 2 conflicting ideas in mind at the same time.