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Ankit Kejriwal
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It is hard to focus on strategic decision-making when the infrastructure is not present to resolve elementary problems swiftly. And where the foundation is not strong, solving elementary problems becomes difficult and advanced problems impossible.
The problem of choice should be imposed on the person who stands to gain the most from the choice. Only he is incentivized to put in the manpower to find the best choice.
— Mar 18, 2025 06:31AM
The problem of choice should be imposed on the person who stands to gain the most from the choice. Only he is incentivized to put in the manpower to find the best choice.
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Ankit Kejriwal
is on page 368 of 448
The Sequencing Question -
There are always many tasks that need to be done, but the order in which they are carried out is a crucial consideration. In situations where solving a problem requires a deeper understanding of it, the first step should be to build an infrastructure for gathering more information—rather than clinging prematurely to any single solution. E.g.. Odd even scheme to solve the popution problem.
— Mar 29, 2025 06:28AM
There are always many tasks that need to be done, but the order in which they are carried out is a crucial consideration. In situations where solving a problem requires a deeper understanding of it, the first step should be to build an infrastructure for gathering more information—rather than clinging prematurely to any single solution. E.g.. Odd even scheme to solve the popution problem.
Ankit Kejriwal
is on page 255 of 448
One should have a great deal of respect towards their critics as they are engaged in altruism, harming their own self-interest by speaking truth to the power.
When one or two people dominate a discussion, others become disinterested.
If two people agree on everything, only one is doing thinking.
— Mar 03, 2025 06:34AM
When one or two people dominate a discussion, others become disinterested.
If two people agree on everything, only one is doing thinking.
Ankit Kejriwal
is on page 188 of 448
The state has the sole power of violence in a society. Where this is not the case, it becomes a failed state with independent gangs and militias running their territory.
The objective of the state should be to create a conducive environment wherein individuals are able to make free and independent decisions. The state should only come into the picture when there is a market failure.
— Feb 26, 2025 03:39AM
The objective of the state should be to create a conducive environment wherein individuals are able to make free and independent decisions. The state should only come into the picture when there is a market failure.
