Second-order effects are the consequences after the consequence
A decision can solve the immediate problem while creating new incentives, reactions, or costs later.
Before choosing an action, ask what will happen next because of the first result.
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A decision can solve the immediate problem while creating new incentives, reactions, or costs later.
Before choosing an action, ask what will happen next because of the first result.
Knowledge archive
A decision can solve the immediate problem while creating new incentives, reactions, or costs later.
Read noteWhen we study only the examples that made it through a process, we can mistake survival for the full story.
Read noteSmall gains can become large when they are repeatedly reinvested over time.
Read noteA model, label, or diagram can help us understand reality, but it is always a simplification of the thing itself.
Read noteThe rat race happens when higher income leads to higher spending, which then makes more income feel necessary.
Read noteLiving systems survive by regulating internal conditions even when the outside environment changes.
Read noteThe value of one more unit of something depends on how much of it you already have and what need it satisfies next.
Read noteIf more objects are placed into fewer boxes, at least one box must contain more than one object.
Read noteReviewing a new idea soon after first contact gives memory something to hold onto before the first big drop.
Read notePublishing rhythm
Keep each post focused enough that we can remember it after a minute.
Connect the fact to a decision, habit, question, or way of seeing the world.
Meditate learning without turning the daily note into a full essay.