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(Note that information about the existence of a problem may be necessary but not sufficient to trigger action—information about resources, incentives, and consequences is necessary too.)
“Hope is a fickle, dangerous thing. It steals your focus and aims it toward the possibilities instead of keeping it where it belongs—on the probabilities.”
― Fourth Wing
― Fourth Wing
“The bounded rationality of each actor in a system may not lead to decisions that further the welfare of the system as a whole.”
― Thinking in Systems: A Primer
― Thinking in Systems: A Primer
“phages,” which was short for “bacteriophages,” meaning bacteria-eaters.”
― The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
― The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
“Before you disturb the system in any way, watch how it behaves.”
― Thinking in Systems: A Primer
― Thinking in Systems: A Primer
“The tragedy of the commons arises from missing (or too long delayed) feedback from the resource to the growth of the users of that resource.”
― Thinking in Systems: A Primer
― Thinking in Systems: A Primer
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