AKA wise, prudent, discerning

  • Keep it simple stupid. The fastest way to go from A to B is a straight line.
  • Minimal. If minimum wasn’t good enough, it wouldn’t be the minimum.
  • Do less, but better. Commit to as little as possible, keep it light – but what you do commit to, go all in
  • Adaptability is key. It’s not the strongest, the fastest, the smartest, the bravest, or the nicest animal that survives – it’s the one most adaptable to change.
    • Principle of Least Commitment: don’t commit to any identity, belief, or piece of knowledge if you don’t have to. This helps you stay adaptable.
    • Minimal identity: My name is Blake, I’m a living being just like you.
  • Paradox and humor are signs of wisdom.
  • Wisdom isn’t certainty. It’s the humility of “I know that I know nothing.”
  • Updating beliefs to new evidence.

References

  • Eliezer Yudkowsky, Something to Protect.
  • Nick Saban, The Process. How you do one thing is how you do everything.

“I can win with a long sword, I can win with a short sword. The important thing is that you strike th enemy.” -Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings, 1645