sadly less cozy

Epstein is talking about how people cling to trained habits when stress goes up

even when the habit is now hurting them

because under pressure, obvious gets blurry

your brain reaches for the move that has worked before

exactly

imagine a chef in a smoke-filled kitchen grabbing the favorite knife instead of leaving the building

the tool feels like competence, even when the situation changed

Range uses this as a cousin of expertise getting sticky

training is powerful because it makes action fast

but speed can outrun judgment

😮in the wrong context, yes

not because training is bad

because a trained response can become a reflex you stop inspecting

range gives you more exits

if you have seen multiple domains, you are less likely to treat one tool as sacred

yep

a specialist may know the tool deeply

a ranged thinker may notice: this is not a tool problem anymore

right

the point is to notice when the problem type has changed

name the tool you are tempted to use

then ask: what evidence would make us stop using it?

write that down before the meeting turns into trench warfare

yes

also invite someone who is not emotionally married to the tool

every team has one

sometimes it is you. annoying discovery

build a “drop condition” into important decisions

if X happens, we switch playbooks instead of defending the old one harder

perfect

ok go label your favorite hammer. bye