Principles Flashcards
1
Q
Failure Points
A
Where do people regularly fail and give up?
2
Q
Margin for safety
A
Even if I completely screw up, how can the result still be a success?
3
Q
Efficiency
A
Doing things right
4
Q
Effectiveness
A
Doing the right things
5
Q
Material beats method
A
Effectiveness > Efficiency
6
Q
Deconstruction Dozen (Importance of auxiliary verbs)
A
The apple is red.
It’s John’s apple.
I give John the apple.
We give it to him.
He gives it to John.
She gives it to him.
Is the apple red?
The apples are red.
I must give it to him. I want to give it to him. I'm going to know tomorrow. (I have eaten the apple) I can't eat the apple.
7
Q
What is responsible if something is easy or hard?
A
The burden on the working memory.
