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95%-ile isn't that good
Basic deliberate practice is rare enough that modest improvement among practitioners can place someone near the top of the whole population.
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Why is it so hard to buy things that work well?
Markets often reward claims of quality more reliably than quality itself because customers cannot easily evaluate what they buy.
03
Don't Read History for Lessons
History is better for learning concepts and calibrating what is possible than for extracting simple lessons that supposedly apply everywhere.