Principles

Question 1

Failure Points

Answer 1

Where do people regularly fail and give up?

Question 2

Margin for safety

Answer 2

Even if I completely screw up, how can the result still be a success?

Question 3

Efficiency

Answer 3

Doing things right

Question 4

Effectiveness

Answer 4

Doing the right things

Question 5

Material beats method

Answer 5

Effectiveness > Efficiency

Question 6

Deconstruction Dozen
(Importance of auxiliary verbs)

Answer 6

The apple is red.
It’s John’s apple.
I give John the apple.
We give it to him.

He gives it to John.
She gives it to him.

Is the apple red?
The apples are red.

I must give it to him.
I want to give it to him.
I'm going to know tomorrow.
(I have eaten the apple)
I can't eat the apple.

Question 7

What is responsible if something is easy or hard?

Answer 7

The burden on the working memory.