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inefficiency

Vaughn Tan3rd January 2021 at 1:27pm

When things seem wasteful or insufficiently optimised for a particular situation. In this newsletter, I often argue that being ready for uncertainty entails having resources that are held in reserve for unexpected deployment—inefficiency is thus a necessary tradeoff when preparing for uncertain futures.

See also: adaptability, business models, delusion, goal-setting, knowability, not-knowing, precautionary principle, quality, realistic imagination, regenerative agriculture, resilience, resource with no predefined form, risk mindset, strategy, uncertainty mindset, value.