belief system

• portfolio theory: unrecorded is as bad as undisciplined. remember, the difference between screwing around and science is writing it down; this is the less-known secret answer of “what is science”
• the magnitude of your success is based on the quality of your decisions
• if you want to have a battle-tested idea, the first thing to do is let your idea be battle-tested
• the key is how fast and how cheap you can test an idea
• cognition = attribution of causality
• not being stupid > being smart
• eliminating stupidity is a moral duty
• structure generates behavior
• no causation without manipulation
• good judgment comes from experience; experience comes from bad judgment
• just don’t > just do it: the things you decide not to do are equally important as the things you decide to do
  • impossible to precisely define what’s “value”, but you can define what is not “value”
• post-mortem is for the most; pre-mortem is for the wise
• work. your. butt. off. you can do it
• seek asymmetric risk&return in everything
• revealed preference is one of the few unbiased theories that can help you obtain some insights
• your word made your world. so the benchmark for evaluating one’s intelligence is the presence of clear, precise, and unambiguous concepts and the relationships that exist among these concepts in one's mind. the limits of your words are the limits of your world
• expression before understanding; feeling of importance before expression
• most issues labeled as mood, mental state, or creativity challenges are often rooted in physical health. adopting a healthy diet, regular exercise, and adequate sleep can substantially alleviate nearly any difficulties in any fields
• nomadism is the ideal lifestyle in the 21st century. it is strong but private representative of arbitrage