From possibility to trade-off从可能到取舍

Be clear about your own goals, conditions, limits and the costs you are willing to bear, then decide what to do, what to postpone and what to stop.

明确自己的目标、条件、边界和愿意承担的代价，决定做什么、暂缓什么或停止什么。

Questions this concept asks这个概念追问的问题

1. What does this new possibility ask you to give up, and who bears the cost?这个新可能要求放弃什么？代价由谁承担？
2. Under which goals and conditions is it worth doing? Under which should you postpone or stop?在什么目标与条件下它值得做？什么条件下应该暂缓或停止？
3. Which cost does most people's default choice leave out?多数人的默认选择漏掉了哪一个代价？

Common readings we test against evidence我们会用证据检验的常见看法

• If there is an opportunity, take it.有机会就该上。
• A free tool costs nothing.工具免费就没有成本。

Evidence that settles it需要的证据

• Trigger:触发事件： An event that makes a new choice feasible.一个让新选择变得可行的事件。
• Mechanism:机制： Primary sources on cost, time, entry barriers and exit conditions.成本、时间、门槛与退出条件的一手资料。
• Counter-evidence:反方证据： Cases where the choice clearly paid off.选择之后获益明确的案例。
• History:历史对照： Long-run outcomes of similar choices.类似选择的长期结果。

WAKENEX pieces built on this concept运用这个概念的 WAKENEX 内容

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