concentration - by Molly Mielke - Mind Mud
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will you explore or will you exploit?
La Décalcomanie by René Magritte (1966) Someone special asked me a question a couple of months back that’s been ringing in my ears ever since. We were killing time walking around the empty streets of downtown Berkeley before a concert when he turned to me and asked “do you think you’re going to explore or exploit?” I did a double-take. “Exploit?” I said. “Who do you think I am??” He explained. “Exploit” was more about accumulating compounding returns — not committing a criminal offense. Did I see myself doubling down on something for a very long time, or did I want to continue following my…
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