George Tamer

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• This principle isn't only for big ideas. It works in everyday life, too. For example, suppose you're saving a piece of cake in the fridge, and you come home one day to find your housemate has eaten it. Two possible theories: a) Your housemate did it deliberately to upset you. He knew you were saving that piece of cake. b) Your housemate was hungry. I say pick b.

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• Conversely, if you have to choose between two theories, prefer the one that doesn't center on you.

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• What he’s really done is he’s created this immense vertical filing cabinet in his brain of layers and layers and layers of files of information that he can draw back on now for more than 70 years worth of data.

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