, 6 tweets, 1 min read Read on Twitter
1/ “How likely it is to work” is a fairly obvious way of calculating the probability of success, but I actually prefer "how excited and interested am I"
2/ I think there is a compelling argument that excitement and interestingness are emotions that evolved to help humans optimize their fitness in an environment where external indicators were hard to measure.
3/ Much of what we do that improves our skills as individuals (and thus fitness in Darwinian terms) is difficult to measure.
4/ There is no easily measurable metric which Einstein could have optimized for that would have lead him to e=mc2. He just thought the problem was interesting and existing. This is true of every major discovery or innovation in history.
5/ It’s equally true of the investor, CEO or any knowledge worker. You can’t make high-level decisions on data alone, there should be an element of "going with your gut"

(a la John Boyd's concept of Fingerspitzengefuhl - taylorpearson.me/fingerspitzeng…)
Missing some Tweet in this thread?
You can try to force a refresh.

Like this thread? Get email updates or save it to PDF!

Subscribe to Taylor Pearson
Profile picture

Get real-time email alerts when new unrolls are available from this author!

This content may be removed anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!