Frequently asked questions about thinking, epistemology, and cognitive tools. 1287 answers
An agent that tries to do too much does nothing well. Optimize by narrowing scope to what matters.
An agent that tries to do too much does nothing well. Optimize by narrowing scope to what matters.
An agent that tries to do too much does nothing well. Optimize by narrowing scope to what matters.
An agent that tries to do too much does nothing well. Optimize by narrowing scope to what matters.
An efficient agent achieves results with minimal energy expenditure — cognitive, emotional, or physical.
An efficient agent achieves results with minimal energy expenditure — cognitive, emotional, or physical.
An efficient agent achieves results with minimal energy expenditure — cognitive, emotional, or physical.
An efficient agent achieves results with minimal energy expenditure — cognitive, emotional, or physical.
Optimize how agents connect and hand off to each other, not just how each agent performs in isolation.
Optimize how agents connect and hand off to each other, not just how each agent performs in isolation.
Optimize how agents connect and hand off to each other, not just how each agent performs in isolation.
Optimize how agents connect and hand off to each other, not just how each agent performs in isolation.
The most powerful optimization is often subtraction — removing steps that add cost without adding value.
The most powerful optimization is often subtraction — removing steps that add cost without adding value.
The most powerful optimization is often subtraction — removing steps that add cost without adding value.
The most powerful optimization is often subtraction — removing steps that add cost without adding value.
The most powerful optimization is often subtraction — removing steps that add cost without adding value.
The most powerful optimization is often subtraction — removing steps that add cost without adding value.
Dedicate focused time blocks to optimizing specific agents rather than trying to optimize everything continuously.
Dedicate focused time blocks to optimizing specific agents rather than trying to optimize everything continuously.
Dedicate focused time blocks to optimizing specific agents rather than trying to optimize everything continuously.
Dedicate focused time blocks to optimizing specific agents rather than trying to optimize everything continuously.
Without a baseline measurement, you cannot know whether your optimization actually improved anything.
Without a baseline measurement, you cannot know whether your optimization actually improved anything.