15 of the Most Useful Razors and Rules — ChaaiCoffee

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4 min readJan 18, 2021

Starting a New Year as a Fresh Start need to revisit and redo and alignment of self with the Goals and Resolutions. Here is the list of Most Useful Razors and Rules for a Swift transition and Quick Decisions.

Razors and Rules of Thumb that Simplify Decisions Making

Here is the list of Most Useful Razors and Rules of Famous and Successful Personalities.

Bezos’ Razors:

  • If unsure what action to take, let your 80-year-old self make it.
  • If unsure who to work with, pick the person that has the best chances of breaking you out of a 3rd world prison.

Skinner’s Law:

Luck Razor:

I used this razor to go for drinks with a stranger rather than watch Netflix. In hindsight, it was the highest ROI decision I’ve ever made.

Bragging Razor:

Hofstadter’s Law:

* It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law. Every project costs 2x as much and takes 3x as long — even when you factor this into your projections.

Elon’s Law:

Even if it takes 3x longer than the deadline, you’re ahead of everyone else.

Elon Musk missing his superhuman deadlines is a feature rather than a bug.

Naval’s Razors:

Munger’s Law:

Steelman Arguments > Strawman Arguments

Hitchen’s Razor:

Newton Flaming Laser Sword:

Joe Rogan’s Razors:

Taleb’s Surgeon:

The uncharismatic one has got there despite their lack of charisma. The charismatic one has got there with the aid of their charisma.

Discomfort Razor:

1000 uncomfortable hours > 10,000 comfortable hours

Checkhov’s Gun:

“If you say in the 1st chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the 2nd or 3rd chapter it absolutely must go off. If it’s not going to be fired, it shouldn’t be hanging there.”

Occam’s Razor:

Avoid Occam’s Duct Tape:

Walt Disney’s Rule:

Here’s Walt Disney’s drawing he made in 1957 of the Media Empire he wanted to build.

It’s iconic.

Schwarzeneggers’ Rule:

Arnold made millions from property and D2C bodybuilding guides so he never had to say yes to acting gigs he didn’t like.

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Originally published at https://chaaicoffee.com on January 18, 2021.

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