The Morgan Housel Podcast Universal Laws of the World
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Nov 27, 2024 Explore universal laws that apply across different fields, revealing how human behavior intertwines with various disciplines. Discover Brandolini's Law and its implications for battling misinformation today. Delve into Littlewood's and Dolo's Laws to understand perception and the challenges of evolution. Learn how organizational inefficiencies arise when tasks balloon, despite resource reductions. Examine the emotional weight of excessive storage and the impact of storytelling on recognition in science. Plus, uncover the twists of Mill Mistakes and Hickam’s Law in complex systems.
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Cross-Disciplinary Learning
- Study various fields to understand your own better, as many share the common denominator of human behavior.
- Restricting your focus to one field can blind you to insights others have already discovered.
Brandolini's Law
- Brandolini's Law states refuting falsehoods requires far more energy than creating them.
- This "bullshit asymmetry principle" applies universally.
Reasons for Bullshit Asymmetry
- People dislike admitting confusion, preferring agreement even with nonsense.
- Bad commentary thrives because it covers personal biases.