Frequently asked questions about thinking, epistemology, and cognitive tools. 1675 answers
Focusing on who caused an error prevents understanding why it happened.
Recurring errors point to structural problems not personal failures.
Recurring errors point to structural problems not personal failures.
Recurring errors point to structural problems not personal failures.
Recurring errors point to structural problems not personal failures.
Use tools and systems to catch errors that manual vigilance misses.
Use tools and systems to catch errors that manual vigilance misses.
Use tools and systems to catch errors that manual vigilance misses.
Use tools and systems to catch errors that manual vigilance misses.
Every correction takes time and energy — reduce the error rate rather than just correcting faster.
Every correction takes time and energy — reduce the error rate rather than just correcting faster.
Every correction takes time and energy — reduce the error rate rather than just correcting faster.
Every correction takes time and energy — reduce the error rate rather than just correcting faster.
Errors teach you more about your systems than successes do.
Expecting perfection creates fragility — expecting and handling errors creates resilience.
Expecting perfection creates fragility — expecting and handling errors creates resilience.
Expecting perfection creates fragility — expecting and handling errors creates resilience.
Expecting perfection creates fragility — expecting and handling errors creates resilience.
Expecting perfection creates fragility — expecting and handling errors creates resilience.
The best systems detect and correct their own errors without manual intervention.
The best systems detect and correct their own errors without manual intervention.
The best systems detect and correct their own errors without manual intervention.
The best systems detect and correct their own errors without manual intervention.
When you run several cognitive agents they need to work together not interfere with each other.