Don't focus on the ambiguity, focus on the concreteness.

· Bits and Bobs 1/13/25
  • Don't focus on the ambiguity, focus on the concreteness[alf].
    • Lock the parts down you can, getting a larger and larger base of concreteness.
    • That foundation will allow you to reach further into ambiguity.
    • You need something concrete to lever off of to stay strong in ambiguity.
    • A mistake a lot of people make is to focus on the ambiguity instead of what can be easily nailed down.
    • Ambiguity has compounding cost, so nailing down more pieces makes remaining decisions orders of magnitude cheaper.
    • Nail down the most obviously true, inescapable parts first, and work your way down to ever-more debatable points.
    • As you work your way down and get more real world feedback, it will get easier and easier per unit ambiguity.
    • Don't postpone decisions you don't need to.

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