How to Be an Expert in a Changing World
I'm not exactly sure what is the grand insight(s) from this essay that warrants it's rather link-baity lavish title. Does below captures all the tips and techniques pg mentioned?1. Don't marry to your beliefs.
This is always a delicate balancing act because we do have to have some belief to make a decision, we just don't know if it's a right.2. Don't predict the future.
Can be derived from #1 so I suppose redundant.3. Bet on people instead of ideas.
I think this is great advice for VCs but have been covered many times by pg.4. Make friends/Surround yourself with smart people.: Not extremely practical unless you are a famous VC but even then not trivial.It would have been great essay if pg shared some stories and shared non-trivial insights that makes us better at doing above. BTW, I did got tripped at this line:Another trick I've found to protect myself against obsolete beliefs is to focus initially on people rather than ideas.Ummm... what was the first trick?