Ideas that fit in one brain are an order of magnitude easier to execute.

2025-10-20 · Bits and Bobs 10/20/25

Ideas that fit in one brain are an order of magnitude easier to execute.^[if]
- Serializing intuition across the brain barrier is an extremely lossy and expensive process.
- Once crossing the single-mind threshold you also start having coordination costs, which can balloon massively.

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