{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Curiosity Chronicle","title":"Mental Razors","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":456,"description":"Welcome to the 500+ new members of the curiosity tribe who have joined us since Friday. Join the 20,500+ others who are receiving high-signal, curiosity-inducing content every single week!\nToday’s newsletter is brought to you by Fundrise!\nFundrise is the future of real estate investing - a platform that allows anyone to invest in a low-cost, diversified portfolio of institutional-quality real estate. With low minimums and no accreditation requirements, Fundrise is democratizing access to a historically exclusive asset class.\nJoin 150,000+ other investors and start investing in real estate today!\nMental Razors\nRazors are rules that simplify decisions.\n20+ powerful razors (to help you cut through life’s noise):\nThe ELI5 Razor\nComplexity and jargon are often used to mask a lack of true understanding.\nIf you can’t explain it to a 5-year-old, you don’t really understand it. If someone uses a lot of complexity and jargon to explain something to you, they probably don’t understand it.\nMunger’s Rule of Opinions\n“I never allow myself to have an opinion on anything that I don’t know the other side’s argument better than they do.” - Charlie Munger\nOpinions aren’t free. You have to work to earn the right to have them.\nThe Taleb “Look the Part” Razor\nIf forced to choose between two options of seemingly equal merit, choose the one that doesn’t look the part. The one who doesn’t look the part has had to overcome much more to achieve its status than the one who fit in perfectly.\nThe Bezos Regret Minimization Framework\nThe goal is to minimize the number of regrets in life.\nWhen faced with a difficult decision:\nProject yourself into the future\nLook back on the decision\nAsk \"Will I regret not doing this?\"\nTake action\nThe Boaster’s Razor\nTruly successful people rarely feel the need to boast about their success.\nIf someone regularly boasts about their income, wealth, or success, it’s fair to assume the reality is a fraction of what they claim.\nThe Steve Jobs Quality Razor\n“When...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4nO1oo__jWE5MpZsRfwEO_6q4py16kwv8WwJybce4FA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxOTcwLzE2NzEx/MzU5MDctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}