Lessons tagged “information-quality”
3 published lessons with this tag.
High-quality sources reduce noise filtering
Curating better inputs is more efficient than filtering bad ones. Every hour spent choosing credible sources saves ten hours of downstream fact-checking, second-guessing, and correcting decisions built on noise.
First-party data beats second-hand reports
Direct observation produces higher-signal data than filtered accounts. Every layer of transmission between you and reality introduces distortion — compression, editorialization, selective emphasis, cultural normalization. First-party data is not just more convenient. It is structurally different from second-hand reports, and treating them as equivalent is a signal-processing error.
The half-life of information
Different types of information decay at different rates. Some knowledge stays relevant for centuries. Some is obsolete by lunch. Knowing which is which changes what you pay attention to.