cool

the non-poster version: sample, compare, transfer, commit, review

it is a handle, not a law of nature

sample means run small tests before making identity-level decisions

projects, classes, conversations, shadowing, prototypes

yes

each sample should answer a question: do i like the work, am i improving, does the environment fit, what feedback do i get?

compare across samples instead of judging one in isolation

match quality shows up when you have alternatives

correct

introspection is a weak flashlight for jobs you have not actually tried

journaling can help after contact with reality

before that, it can become fan fiction

ask what one domain teaches another

what does music practice teach coding? what does sales teach product? what does parenting teach management?

yep

but test the analogy. do not just admire it

no

Range is pro-better commitment

sampling improves the odds that your commitment fits

exactly

then review because you change and the work changes

for career stuff, maybe every 6 months

write what you predicted, what happened, and what you would try next

yes

with base rates and mercy

1. what game am i in: kind or wicked?

2. what sample would teach me fastest?

3. what skill transfers across paths?

4. what would make me quit or double down?

5. who sees this from another field?

annoying how books sometimes contain tools

make it ugly so you use it