As seneca said "we are more frightened than hurt and we suffer more in imagination than in reality"

I think Nassim Nicholas Taleb has aptly described the concept with this tweet. This concept is general and not limited to fiance only.

Second or higher order effect.

Let everything flow. We tend to hold resident the thoughts that lead to nothing. If its impression is meant for you it will reside naturally, over time. Patterns that matter become familiar through passive exposure, not deliberate rumination. Let everything flow.

Thinking creates far more problems than it solves.

One of my favorite quotes of all time…

Sean McClure The reason why chatgpt and gemini is so useful because it allows us to ask questions.

Most people don't see the genius in the freaks. They just can't get past what they've been told.

A genius is someone with flaws harder to imitate than his qualities. NNT in Bed of Procrustes

Also

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting,"  Sun Tzu

If a pilot crashes a plane, n = 1 is not anecdote; if he doesn’t crash the plane, n = 100 is anecdote. Bed of Procrustes

Something similar

molson 🧠⚙️ Everyone "knows" China's economy is either rigid central planning or state-run capitalism. Except, rare insider accounts from its top planners reveal it's something far stranger and more counter-intuitive. It’s a completely different "operating system" for a country. 🧵 First,

The only problem with last laugh is that the winner has to laugh alone Nassim Nicholas Taleb

War economy? WAR ECONOMY by KRIS 📿

Commit things to memory while jogging. Double advantage. You’ll forget you’re running, you’ll forget you’re working. I don’t care what you want to combine or what you think is worthwhile. Just find the double advantages.

It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price. Charlie Munger

From bed of procrustes