My personal notes for In Praise of Incrementalism
From Freakonomics, a podcast by Stephen J. Dubner
Marginal gains principle: Small increments, over time, add up to big gains.
Focus on the process. Break down the whole into into its smallest parts. How you can improve each part?
What are the components of success?
- Hunger index: How much psychological suffering is the person willing to go through to achieve their goal? What is the person willing to give up?
- Talent: What is the person’s level of innate ability and skill?
- Removing barriers: What things stand in the way of the person’s goal? How can they be removed?