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# [Weekly Retro] Overgeneralization
- URL: https://www.cesarrg.com/weekly-retro-overgeneralization/
- Published: 2023-11-09T23:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-08-11T17:35:57.000Z
- Author: César Rodríguez
- Tags: Weekly Retro

#23 - Nov.2023

Happy Friday!

Here is a quick idea before you head off for the weekend:

Overgeneralization has its value for quick decision-making. But most of the time is a cognitive distortion. 

*Something* becomes everything. 

Overgeneralizing leads to weak assumptions and false conclusions. Prevents you from making data and evidence-driven decisions. It disconnects you from reality. 

Identify the patterns. Words like "always", "everyone" or "nobody" are signals. 

The world's problems are much more nuanced, and such are the solutions.

**Interesting links I found during this week:**

- [Dot by New Computer](https://new.computer/?ref=cesarrg.com)
- [The beauty of finished software](https://josem.co/the-beauty-of-finished-software/?ref=cesarrg.com)
- [OpenAI DevDay, Opening Keynote](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9mJuUkhUzk&ref=cesarrg.com)

**Quote of the week:**

> "The truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery." - Steven Pressfield, The War of Art

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