Inconsistent statements and causation
Jan 30, 2004, 12:35a
Inconsistent statements and causation:
* There is some Power and Truth held in inconsistent statements that people believe in. Some examples:
Never say never.
This statement is false.
You must believe that all statements could be fallible. (Soros)
Generalizations are bad.
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* Remember that events can be correlations without being causations. Further, some causations may be ... more »
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Some Principles
Jan 25, 2004, 1:13p
* To remember where you're going go back to where you started.
* Make the person you are listening to feel like the center of the world.
* When someone is talking to you on the phone or in person, single-task and engage them fully. Stop whatever it was you were doing and focus all mental resources on them. When ... more »
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Synopsis: George Soros - The Bubble of American Supremacy
Jan 24, 2004, 10:32a
George Soros - The Bubble of American Supremacy: Correcting the Misuse of American Power
* International relations are relations of power, not law; power prevails and law legitimizes what prevails
* Religious fundamentalism combined with market fundamentalism form the ideology of American supremacy
* Criticism, which is essential in an open society, is stifled by being treated as unpatriotic
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Synopsis: Andy Grove - Only the Paranoid Survive
Jan 19, 2004, 10:33p
Andrew S. Grove - Only the Paranoid Survive
* In technology, whatever can be done will be done.
* 6 forces diagram
1) Power, vigor and competence of existing competitors
2) Power, vigor and competence of complementors
3) Power, vigor and competence of customers
4) Power, vigor and competence of suppliers
5) Possibility of what your business is doing can ... more »
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