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Describing something with accuracy forces you to learn more about it. It can be difficult to stick with describing something completely and accurately. It’s hard to overcome the tendency to draw conclusions based on partial information or to leave assumptions unexplored.

— How Description Leads to Understanding

"In business, I think that the first people who need to receive hospitality are the people who work in an organization. Because if when you come to work, you feel like your colleagues are on your side, your boss is on your side, that people genuinely want to see you succeed, that’s probably going to bring out the best in you. And then you’re probably going to do even better things for your customers."

— Danny Meyer (Founder of Shake Shack)

Timeless Insight

“[M]ost people implicitly assume that their “map” of reality is supposed to be already correct. If they have to make any changes to it, that’s a sign that they messed up somewhere along the way. Scouts have the opposite assumption. We all start out with wildly incorrect maps, and over time, as we get more information, we make them somewhat more accurate. Revising your map is a sign you’re doing things right."

— Julia Galef in The Scout Mindset

(Pair with The Map is Not the Territory and this podcast episode).

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Until next week,

Shane