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What?!? You mean I can't just implement what I read in a book? ;-)



I mean, for myself, I am able to describe it in single sentence, though likely of no use to anyone else; that being:

Using observe-orient-decide-act-loop, minimize entropy creation for yourself, while maximizing future opportunities available relative to overall ecosystem dynamics.


To me "future opportunities available relative to overall ecosystem dynamics" reads as an euphemism for entropy, so that your advice seems to boil down to "let the others fuck up". Not a ineffective advice at that.


There’s no single optimal generalizable path, though completely agree that accrue value, move slow, reduce loses, do nothing, etc. — are frequently overlooked as more effective paths forward.


Better to parse it as "position yourself to be better positioned in the future as the environment changes" I think.


Maybe, though this is assumed via “overall ecosystem dynamics” and “ maximizing future opportunities available” - since in some situations having a less optimal position in the near future is the optimal response long term, though maybe you’re including “better” to cover that, but then to me better feels redundant.




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