the description of the thing is not the thing itself. The m… - Shane Parrish

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the description of the thing is not the thing itself. The model is not reality. The abstraction is not the abstracted.

Shane Parrish

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Shane Parrish is a Canadian author and podcast host best known for founding Farnam Street (fs.blog), a learning platform dedicated to mastering the best of what others have already figured out. A former intelligence analyst at Canada's Communications Security Establishment, he is the author of Clear Thinking and The Great Mental Models series, and hosts the Knowledge Project podcast, featuring long-form conversations with world-class thinkers on decision-making, leadership, and wisdom.

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