How did the economy produce all these amazing things that we have around us - computers and cell phones and so on? There were a bunch of ideas, and the good ones grew and prospered. And the bad ones were pretty ruthlessly weeded out.
Accepting trial and error means accepting error. It means taking problems in our stride when a decision doesn't work out, whether through luck or mis… - Tim Harford
Accepting trial and error means accepting error. It means taking problems in our stride when a decision doesn't work out, whether through luck or mis…
- Tim Harford
Pluralism matters because life is not worth living without new experiences - new people, new places, new challenges. But discipline matters too; we c… - Tim Harford
Pluralism matters because life is not worth living without new experiences - new people, new places, new challenges. But discipline matters too; we c…
We should not try to design a better world. We should make better feedback loops. - Tim Harford
We should not try to design a better world. We should make better feedback loops.
Love may be boundless and abundant, but time isn't. Time is finite. - Tim Harford
Love may be boundless and abundant, but time isn't. Time is finite.
Failure is inevitable; it happens all the time in a complex economy. - Tim Harford
Failure is inevitable; it happens all the time in a complex economy.
Economists have allowed themselves to walk into a trap where we say we can forecast, but no serious economist thinks we can. You don't expect dentist… - Tim Harford
Economists have allowed themselves to walk into a trap where we say we can forecast, but no serious economist thinks we can. You don't expect dentist…
You show me a successful complex system, and I will show you a system that has evolved through trial and error. - Tim Harford
You show me a successful complex system, and I will show you a system that has evolved through trial and error.
British politicians used to be good at misleading people without actually lying. - Tim Harford
British politicians used to be good at misleading people without actually lying.
There is much more to life than what gets measured in accounts. Even economists know that. - Tim Harford
There is much more to life than what gets measured in accounts. Even economists know that.
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