The Downside to Inaction

Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 8:05 a.m.

b"We underestimate the knowledge we have. (Interestingly, we also *over*-estimate the knowledge we have, just a different type of knowledge.) We also underestimate the knowledge we don't have.\\n\\nWe overestimate the downside to failure, and we underestimate the downside to inaction.\\n\\nWe are afraid of failure, but perhaps we should be more afraid of inaction."