making hard decisions: probability vs determinism
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rationalizing vs feeling it out
an interesting lens, recently: probabilistic vs deterministic models, and what we might learn by using them to frame our most complex decisions. deterministic goal: get the right answer (success is binary) probabilistic goal: make the best guess (increase your odds for success) personal updates since last time: spent some time @ the stanford d.school as a university innovation fellow. met some great people from all around the world. learned something new. am I actually tempted by grad school? also, have been learning a thing or two about letting go. 7:39 PM There is an Indonesian…
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