Mental Models

Jevons Paradox: The more efficient a resource's use becomes, the more it is used; so it actually increases its total use
Method of loci/Memory Palaces
Collapsing Layers: We keep adding to tech stacks, which make it more complex, less secure, and less efficient. It has benefits, but we can try to collapse the layers that go together.
Lindy effect
Strategy Turns
Motion vs Action (source: Atomic Habits [for the naming, not the idea itself])
- Motion is planning -- it makes you feel productive, but without the risk of failure
  - e.g. Checking emails, planning your diet, etc.
- Action is the actual work that you do, that produces something
Black Swans
Mediocristan vs. Exstremistan environments

Notes

Jevons Paradox: The more efficient a resource's use becomes, the more it is used; so it actually increases its total use
Method of loci/Memory Palaces
Collapsing Layers: We keep adding to tech stacks, which make it more complex, less secure, and less efficient. It has benefits, but we can try to collapse the layers that go together.
Lindy effect
Strategy Turns
Motion vs Action (source: Atomic Habits [for the naming, not the idea itself])
- Motion is planning -- it makes you feel productive, but without the risk of failure
  - e.g. Checking emails, planning your diet, etc.
- Action is the actual work that you do, that produces something
Black Swans
Mediocristan vs. Exstremistan environments