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Useful Patterns

@UsefulPatterns

Interesting things about how the world works. Technology, money, human behaviour & everyday life. Ideas worth sharing.

Joined March 2013
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What lasted longest isn’t always what lasts in memory.
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Sometimes the signal is caused by people following the signal.
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We adapt to improvements faster than we remember wanting them.
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Sometimes the most useful audit is the uncomfortable one.
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Some decisions look completely different from further away.
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Good environments make good intentions cheaper.
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Don’t confuse the weather with the climate.
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Consensus is information. It isn’t proof.
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Activity is easy to measure. Progress is harder to fake.
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Don’t confuse a good outcome with a good decision.
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Some goals disappear when the audience does.
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Not everything weighing on you is heavy.
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People follow the scoreboard. Choose it carefully.
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Make sure you’re comparing the same thing.
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The story can be perfect. The evidence can still be wrong.
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Sometimes the view changes before you notice the climb.
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