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Two key heuristics guiding my research into politics and policy

The Exformation Newsletter • 137 implied HN points • 15 Jun 23

🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Policy Heuristics Legislation Process Information

Knowledge in society is dispersed, impacting the evolution of welfare states.
Policy emerges from a competitive process involving various actors.
Understanding multiple perspectives on information and process is vital in politics and policy.

Lessons from the Approximations to the Travelling Salesman Problem[Math Mondays]

Technology Made Simple • 39 implied HN points • 20 Sep 22

🕹 Technology Math Computer Science Coding Heuristics

A good solution that can be deployed quickly is often better than an extremely complex optimal solution.
Introducing mutations and heuristics can be beneficial in finding solutions, especially when working on heuristics instead of provably optimal solutions.
Combining ideas from multiple domains can lead to innovative and valuable solutions in computer science.

Why doesn't my boss (or employee) make better decisions? | #4

The Pole • 19 implied HN points • 17 Jan 23

🚌 Education Teaching Knowledge sharing Problem Solving Learning Heuristics

Innovators face resistance from standardizers when introducing new ideas, but persistence can lead to successful adoption.
Using leverage to solve problems can be risky, so it's crucial to model reality accurately to mitigate risks.
Information asymmetry between individuals, with different levels of knowledge and confidence, can impede optimal decision-making.

The 10 Usability Heuristics Reimagined

Jakob Nielsen on UX • 23 implied HN points • 19 Jul 23

🕹 Technology UX Design Usability Heuristics User Interface

Jakob Nielsen's 10 usability heuristics are crucial for UX design.
Many individuals are reimagining and presenting these UX principles in creative ways.
Various resources such as memes, icons, and scorecards provide different perspectives on the 10 heuristics.

APIs with bounded contexts

microapis.io • 3 HN points • 06 Mar 23

🕹 Technology APIs Design Modeling Rest Heuristics

Aligning APIs with the business strategy and ensuring usability are key for API success.
Domain-driven design helps in creating successful APIs by modeling processes and flows that align with the business domain.
Despite challenges, applying domain-driven design to APIs can be achieved by using heuristics to model operations and flows.

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My heuristics for interacting with humans

DYNOMIGHT INTERNET NEWSLETTER • 3 HN points • 07 Sep 23

📖 Philosophy Human Interaction Decision-making Social Dynamics Heuristics

If in doubt, assume other people won't be unreasonable.
Avoid applying game tree search to social dynamics.
Unreasonable reactions are not necessarily your problem.

10 Ways to Avoid Being Fooled

The Prism • 4 HN points • 20 Feb 23

🚌 Education Critical Thinking Heuristics Logic Writing Knowledge

Practice epistemic humility by aiming to be less wrong rather than always right.
Understand opposing views as well as your own to strengthen your own arguments.
Be cautious of survivorship bias and remember that the information you see online is often a selection of the extraordinary, not the ordinary.

Peak Performance Newsletter #14 | Homeostatic Heuristics

The Leadership Lab • 0 implied HN points • 22 Nov 21

📖 Philosophy Decision-making Learning Heuristics

Outcomes are a result of a continuum, not a single decisive moment
Most decisions are reversible or can be influenced after being made
Focus on the decision-making process rather than rightness to drive continuous improvement