The Cost of Narrow Focus: Why Optimizing Problems Backfires
THE EFFECTIVE PROBLEMSOLVER #082 When solving the world’s biggest problems, it’s easy to fall into the trap of breaking them into smaller, manageable pieces—optimize one aspect, get the best result, and move on. This approach, popular in the effective altruism movement, seems efficient. But what happens when focusing on a single part leads to unintended […]
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